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R.I. cannabis regulators closing in on social equity rules
The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission may finally be ready as early as the end of the month to decide how it will define who qualifies as a “social equity applicant” for one of a half dozen cannabis retail licenses. The agenda for the three-member panel’s meeting Friday afternoon called for a potential vote on […]
OPINION: Mystic paid parking sinks like a leaking ship
Oct. 5—I will give Stonington First Selectwoman Danielle Chesebrough credit for adroitly accepting defeat and apparently pivoting, as her plan to impose a complicated paid parking system in downtown Mystic blew up in her face Thursday night. Like the captain of a sinking ship, Chesebrough wisely headed toward the nearest shore and hit the throttle hard, eventually safely beaching the wreck of ...
Stop using history to shoot down a constitutional convention
The well-funded coalition of labor and civil liberties groups opposing the calling of a Rhode Island constitutional convention is using the history of Rhode Island’s 1986 convention to make its case. In doing so, the Rhode Island Citizens for Responsible Government has committed the fallacies of composition and presentism. The fallacy of composition is to […]
Online R.I. rental registry back to normal, and fines are still a ways off
Rhode Island’s rental registry is back to normal after being temporarily plagued by technical issues on Tuesday, Oct. 1, the deadline for landlords to submit information to comply with a new law. Health department rental registry website crashes as landlords try to meet deadline The Rhode Island Department of Health isn’t yet imposing fines for […]
Surrendered parrots; cheerleading coach complaint; building designs: Top stories this week
Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of Sept. 29, supported by your subscriptions. Democrats control all the levers of government in Rhode Island – statewide offices, congressional seats and most legislative seats – making this essentially a one-party state. But is it, really? Many of the General Assembly's more conservative...
Red and blue R.I. voters take different views on green energy in polling on offshore wind
Political affiliation sways Rhode Islanders opinions on offshore wind far more than how close they live to the coastline, according to a new Rhode Island Current poll. The poll, conducted by MassINC Polling Group with funding from the Knight Election Hub, surveyed 800 likely voters from Sept. 12 to 18. Nearly six in 10 survey […]
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