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Wednesday, April 17, 2024Legislative Break April 15 – 20 The General Assembly is on vacation break this week. They will return April 23rd for the third phase of the session. This last phase is marked with the development and passage of the final budget which should take place in June. The House and Senate Finance Committees have almost completed hearings on the Governor’s proposed budget. They will now wait for the ...read moreCategories: Economic, Political, General News ArticleTuesday, April 09, 2024PRESS RELEASE Governor McKee, DEM, CRMC and RIIB Announce Availability of Nearly $4M in Grants for Resilience Projects to Protect Coastal Habitat Shoreline Access on Public Lands PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) are jointly soliciting project proposals for ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Economic, PoliticalMonday, April 08, 2024Call to Action – Now is the Time! The Chamber Needs Your Help! The Chamber is asking you to contact your State Representative and State Senator and let them know how H.7171 and S.2121 will affect your business. H.7171, An Act Relating to Labor and Labor Relations – Temporary Disability Insurance, (S.2121 is the identical bill) increases the weekly dependance allowance provided under ...read moreCategories: Economic, General News Article, PoliticalMonday, April 01, 2024Last Week At the State House S.2121, the Temporary Caregiver bill, passed the Senate Floor 31- 3. Minority Leader Jessica de la Cruz, Senator Anthony DeLuca and Senator Thomas Paolino voted against the bill. Absent from the vote were: Senator Elaine Morgan, Senator Louis Raptakis and Senator Gordon Roberts. The bill is now on its way to the House Labor Committee. While the bill passed the ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Economic, PoliticalMonday, March 25, 2024*** ACTION ALERT *** In a recent conversation with Legislative Leaders about legislation that could harm the business community, they remarked that they don't hear enough from business owners like you at the State House. The Chamber realizes that it is difficult to come to the state house and sit through a hearing because you are busy facing the challenges of running a business. However, you ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press Release, Economic, PoliticalMonday, March 18, 2024Senate Labor Committee Passes Family Leave Bill On a 4-2 vote, the Senate Labor Committee recommended passage of S.2467, An Act Relating to Labor Relations – Rhode Island Parental and Family Medical Leave Act. The bill increases the number of benefit weeks provided to employees from thirteen weeks every two years, to twenty-four weeks every two years. While the Chamber understands that this ...read moreCategories: General News Article, PoliticalMonday, March 11, 2024This Week At the State House Tuesday March 12th House Committee on Health & Human Services H.7694, An Act Relating to State Affairs and Government – RI Individual Market Affordability Act of 2024 will be heard in room 135 at the Rise (approximately 4:30pm). H.7694 establishes a new program entitled “The Rhode Island Individual Market Affordability Program” and funds it through a 2% ...read moreCategories: Political, General News ArticleMonday, March 04, 2024This Week At the State House Tuesday, March 5th House Finance Committee The House Finance Committee has scheduled several hearings on the Governor’s proposed budget. As reported last week, the committee is scheduled to take testimony on sections of Article 6 – Tax Article at the Rise (approximately 4:30). Article 6 sections 3, 6 and 16-20 affect businesses engaging in the sale of ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press Release, PoliticalTuesday, February 20, 2024This Week At the State House The legislature is on break this week. The House bill filing deadline has been extended to February 27th. Both the House and Senate will resume hearings and floor sessions Tuesday, February 27, 2024. US Chamber Asks for Your Help In 2017, Congress passed a permanent reduction to the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% as part of the Tax Cuts and ...read moreCategories: Political, Press ReleaseTuesday, February 20, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 16, 2024 CONTACT Olivia DaRocha Press Secretary Olivia.DaRocha@governor.ri.gov (978) 854-2191 PRESS RELEASE Governor McKee, DEM Announce over $200,000 in Grant Awards for Community Engagement on Climate Change, Advancing Environmental Justice, And Cutting Fossil Fuels PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Department of ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Political, Press Release