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Democrats praised the budget for boosting funding for public transportation and cost-of-living adjustments to some retirees, while Republicans criticized film tax credits and the corporate minimum tax.
It all started on Thursday when a bipartisan resolution was introduced into the Rhode Island General Assembly that condemned the Hamas attack on Israel. This week was the first week that legislators had met since the October attack.
Advocates say the legislation would bring Rhode Island in line with most other states, while opponents say e-bikes should not be allowed on bike paths.
Facing pressure from business community, municipal leaders eager to end emergency declaration NORTH PROVIDENCE MAYOR Charles Lombardi said that municipal leaders around the state have felt pressure from the business community to reopen. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO PROVIDENCE – One year after former Gov. Gina M. Raimondo declared a state of disaster emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic, some have grown weary of the seemingly everlasting crisis and are pushing to lift the declaration and ease restrictions. The state emergency declaration, which has been renewed on a monthly basis since...