StateHouse weighs Colt Farms bill amid budget strain
Top Democrats say Colt property acquisition is not urgent as Rhode Island faces budgetary pressures. Senate leaders note spending half a million dollars requires priority setting, with focus on the budget and vocational education, rather than immediate land purchase.
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Senate bills spur action on safety and tax reform
In an active session the Sena Finance Committee studies a bill to require night guards at demolition sites following a Providence firefighter’s death. Sen Francis P Smith says committee discussion is weeks away. Other measures include tax exemptions on trade-in vehicle allowances and child clothing sales tax relief, plus a district court system reorganization bill by Sen George DeStefano.
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Rhode Island Senate considers bill to expand court size
A Senate bill by Democrat Gilbert T Rocha of East Providence would raise civil case jurisdiction from $1,000 to $4,000 and cut judicial districts from 12 to eight. It proposes full time judges for four year terms, salary increases, and clerks gaining powers of justices of the peace, with Rhode Island Supreme Court expanding to seven justices including a Chief Justice. The measure, not yet enacted, is under Judiciary Committee review.
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East Providence
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