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Three R.I. gun bills advance while another is withdrawn in protest


Three R.I. gun bills advance while another is withdrawn in protest
Edward Fitzpatrick
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A pro-second-amendment supporter outside of the Rhode Island State Capitol, where bills that would either expand gun rights or seek to control firearms were debated on March 13, 2021.
PROVIDENCE In close committee votes Monday, the Rhode Island House and Senate advanced bills that would outlaw “straw purchases” of guns and prohibit firearms on school grounds, but a legislator withdrew another gun bill after it was “gutted.”
House and Senate leaders had reached agreement on four gun bills that appeared to be headed to a final vote in the waning days of this year’s legislative session, including a bill that would require enhanced reporting by the attorney general on gun crimes. ....

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With Raimondo confirmed, McKee takes the reigns


RHODE ISLAND – The Senate has confirmed now former Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as the next U.S. Commerce Secretary.
The Tuesday vote, which passed with bipartisan support, came more than seven weeks after President Joe Biden first tapped Raimondo to serve in his cabinet. In the hours that followed her confirmation, Raimondo would officially resign her governorship and pave the way for Lt. Gov. Dan McKee to take the reins. 
“Serving as governor these past six years has been the honor of my lifetime,” Raimondo wrote in her official letter of resignation to McKee. “Together, we jump-started our economy, lifted up small businesses, made record investments in education, led the fight against climate change, made long-overdue repairs to crumbling roads, bridges and schools, and provided skills and a pathway to a good job for thousands of Rhode Islanders.” ....

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Sensing a window of opportunity, RI's environmental groups are split on top legislative priorities


Sensing a window of opportunity, RI s environmental groups are split on top legislative priorities
Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal
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PROVIDENCE  There was no debate last winter about what Rhode Island’s environmental groups wanted the General Assembly to do in its 2020 session. 
The Environment Council of Rhode Island had only one item on its list of legislative priorities winning passage of a law that would finally make targets adopted years ago for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions mandatory and enforceable in the state. ....

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