Gina Raimondo faced her first major challenge as Governor this week as the Nor'Easter known as Juno rolled through Rhode Island and the Northeast, dumping more than 2 feet of snow in some places. Gina Raimondo declared a travel ban for Tuersday to keep the roads clear for plows and emergency vehicles, which was effective through 8 pm Tuesday night.
Much of the region continues to dig out, and resume their normal routines, but we want to know... How did Gina handle her first weather emergency? Sent to the House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources for consideration, the legislation, 2015-H 5151, requires large retail store (with annual gross retail sales of $5 million or more) to terminate the use of plastic bags by January 1, 2016. All retail stores would be required to end the use of the plastic bags by January 1, 2017.
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US Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) returns as chairman of the US Senate Environmental Committee for the 114th Congress. A vocal opponent of climate alarmism, the senior statesman, entering his eighth decade of life and third decade in Congress, outlined the unsettled science around global warming, or “climate change”. Leftist blog Think Progress mocked the newly-installed chairman for purportedly continuing to deny the obvious. Andres Garay, 27, of Providence, faces between 5 – 40 years in federal prison when he is sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith on April 10, 2015, having pleaded guilty today to possessing with the intent to deliver more than 100 grams of heroin, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr.
Raimondo Reminds Rhode Islanders to Prepare for Severe Weather PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement reminding Rhode Islanders to prepare for severe winter weather.
"The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for all of Rhode Island for Monday night through Wednesday morning. We are hard at work tracking the path of the storm, positioning our assets, and preparing to respond. I will remain in regular communication with all of the appropriate agencies, as well as with our municipal and federal partners. Rhode Island will be as ready as possible, but make no mistake: this could be a very severe and dangerous weather event. We will continue to keep you updated before, during, and after the storm. |
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