Headlined by H7985, a bill that would create a new mandate to punish cities and towns for not advancing a federal agenda, the RI Center forFreedom & Prosperity today updated its list of the BEST and WORST bills of the 2016 General Assembly session.
Sponsored by Reps Morin, Casey, Carson, Phillips, and Maldonado, H7985 would advance the RhodeMapRI and federal "sustainabalism" agenda by fining localities for failing to meet its affordable housing targets (now merely considered a goal), and by creating a system by which such municipalities would pay over-performing others, much a like carbon-credit scheme. For the second consecutive week, gasoline prices in Rhode Island have jumped seven cents, and are closing in on $2.00 for the first time since early January, according to AAA Northeast.
Here are the highlights from news and events that took place in the General Assembly this week.
Americans love their rage. And rageful Americans love to protest.
While the First Amendment defends the right to protest for all Americans, many of us are doing it wrong. The true value in a protest is to present a message that will draw symapthy and support to one's cause -- however, when the protests are targeted toward the general public, toward those who could potentially further your cause, you've done nothing but shoot your cause in the foot. Watch this week's Tom Stewart Project below!
Sen. Frank A. Ciccone III’s legislation (2016-S 2152) that reduces interest rates on delinquent tax payments was passed by the Senate Committee on Finance yesterday.
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