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09/25/2025
Shekarchi, LaMountain join officials to celebrate ribbon cutting of new housing units in Warwick
Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi and Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston) joined Gov. Dan McKee, other officials and GoodHomes Communities to cut the ribbon on The Presley Apartments. A former Sheraton hotel, the Presley has 190 studio and one-bedroom rentable units priced for middle-income individuals and families.

  
09/23/2025
Baby Bonds bill sponsored by Sen. Murray and Giraldo highlighted in State House ceremony
State leaders and advocates gathered at the State House yesterday for a ceremony honoring the signing of legislation sponsored by Sen. Melissa Murray and Rep. Joshua Giraldo to create the Rhode Island Baby Bonds Trust.


  
09/23/2025
Sponsors join General Treasurer and state leaders to celebrate Resilient Rhody Infrastructure Fund law
Sponsors Senate Majority Leader Frank A. Ciccone III and Rep. Terri Cortvriend yesterday joined General Treasurer James A. Diossa, the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank and the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns as Gov. Dan McKee ceremonially signed into law legislation creating the Resilient Rhody Infrastructure Fund.
 

  
09/19/2025
Legislative sponsors join governor for ceremonial signing of Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness law

Deputy Majority Whip Mia A. Ackerman and Sen. Pamela J. Lauria joined Governor Dan McKee today for a ceremonial signing of legislation they sponsored to improve public health education about Alzheimer’s and dementia.


 

  
09/12/2025
Legislative sponsors join Governor for ceremonial signing of health care legislation
Senate President Valarie Lawson and fellow legislative sponsors Rep. Brandon Potter, Sen. Melissa Murray, Rep. Michelle McGaw, Rep. Kathleen Fogarty, Sen. Peter A. Appollonio Jr., and Sen. John P. Burke joined Gov. Dan McKee Friday for a ceremonial signing of new health care bills from the 2025 legislative session.



  
09/12/2025
Read, Raptakis attend signing of law to allow teachers to conduct a moment of silence in schools on Sept. 11
Rep. Earl A. Read III and Sen. Leonidas P. Raptakis joined Gov. Dan McKee Thursday for a ceremonial signing of legislation that allows teachers in public schools to hold a brief moment of silence to recognize the anniversary of the tragic attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

  
09/08/2025
Lawmakers join officials in recognizing National 988 Day
Rhode Island legislators joined the state’s 988 Call Center, Gov. Dan McKee, federal and state officials, representatives from the New England Patriots and local community members today to officially launch 988 Day.

  
09/05/2025
Noret, Tikoian join governor for signing of law to put safety cameras on school buses
Legislators who sponsored a bill that requires Rhode Island school buses to be equipped with video systems to help monitor traffic violations and keep students, aides, and bus drivers safe joined Gov. Dan McKee today as he ceremonially signed the legislation (S0568A/H5421Aaa) at Pleasant View Elementary School in Smithfield.

  
09/04/2025
Speaker Shekarchi and Senate President Lawson statement on Revolution Wind lawsuit
“We applaud the lawsuit filed today by Attorney General Peter Neronha to overturn President Trump’s unjustified stop-work order of the Revolution Wind project that is 80 percent completed. 


  
09/02/2025
Ceremony held for ‘PURPLE Alert’ bill for missing individuals with disabilities
Legislation sponsored by Rep. Tina L. Spears and Sen. Todd M. Patalano to establish a “PURPLE Alert” system to help quickly find missing adults with serious disabilities whose health and safety is at risk was ceremonially signed into law by Governor Dan McKee today.



  
09/02/2025
Legislative leaders join kickoff of Attendance Matters campaign
Rep. Jospeh M. McNamara, chairman of the House Education Committee, and Senate President Valarie J. Lawson (D-Dist. 14, East Providence), joined state officials today to kick off the Attendance Matters RI campaign for school year 2025-26 with a third consecutive year of decreased chronic absenteeism.