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Tuesday, July 15, 2025Final 2025 Legislative Wrap-up, Or Is It? In this, hopefully the last 2025 edition of Under The Dome, we provide you with a list of bills that have become law in 2025, along with the effective dates of the new laws. The legislature finished its work at 1:30 am June 21, 2025. Since then, the General Assembly has transmitted bills to the Governor for his consideration. That process was completed ...read moreCategories: Economic, General News Article, Political, Press ReleaseTuesday, May 27, 2025Advocacy in Action May 27, 2025 Price Transparency Last Thursday, the House Corporations Committee voted favorably for H 5247 SUB A, which narrowly tailored the “junk fee” legislation to be consistent with the Federal Trade Commission rule that took effect May 12, 20205, and which specifies that it is an unfair and deceptive practice for businesses to offer, display, or advertise any price ...read moreCategories: Economic, Political, General News Article, Press Release.jpg)
Monday, May 12, 2025East Greenwich Recycling Day 2025 RECAP - News Release 5/12/25May 12, 2025 - On a surprisingly beautiful May 3rd morning, 18 East Greenwich Rotarians welcomed 435 vehicles to the parking lots at New England Institute of Technology for the 5th Annual East Greenwich Electronic-waste Recycling and Paper Shredding Day and Fundraiser. Volunteers from The Autism Project in Johnston, RI, and The ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, General News Article, Press ReleaseMonday, May 12, 2025Revenue Estimating Conference Adopts Final Numbers The Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) completed its work Friday afternoon after six hours of debate. For FY25, the conferees adopted revenues of $5.6176 billion which is $61 million more than anticipated during the November 2024 REC. Personal Income Tax collection accounted for $37.1 million of the addition revenue, showing Rhode Island ...read moreCategories: Economic, General News Article, Political, Press ReleaseWednesday, April 30, 2025MEN’S FASHION CLOTHIEREXPANDS TO MAIN STREETRoaring Fashions holds Ribbon Cuttingto celebrate new storefront location EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (April 24, 2025): Roaring Fashions, a bespoke and ready-to-wear men’s luxury wardrobe clothier based in East Greenwich, announces it has expanded its studio style showroom into a retail storefront at 36 Main Street in the downtown section of East Greenwich. A ...read moreCategories: Community, Press Release, Chamber, General News ArticleMonday, April 14, 2025This Week At the State House The legislature is observing Spring Recess this week and will return April 22nd. Last Week At the State House Two bills passed the Senate Labor & Gaming Committee last week: S.126 Sub A passed the Senate Labor and Gaming Committee and the Senate floor (30-4). Following on a National Labor Relations Board decision in November that deemed unlawful ...read moreCategories: Community, General News Article, Press Release, Economic, PoliticalMonday, February 10, 2025Legislative Break Next Week The General Assembly will observe the annual February legislative break next week. This Week At the State House Tuesday, February 11th Advertising Prices of Goods and Services The House Corporations Committee has H.5247 on its agenda Tuesday At the Rise (approximately 4:30pm) in Room 101. ...read moreCategories: Economic, General News Article, Political, Press ReleaseMonday, February 03, 2025This Week At the State House Tuesday, February 4th Retail Holiday Requirements for Juneteenth The House Corporations Committee, in Room 135 At the Rise (approximately 4:30 p.m.) will hear H.5250, An Act Relating to Businesses and Professions – Holiday Business. The bill adds Juneteenth National Freedom Day to the holiday requirements for retail establishments. In 2023, the General ...read moreCategories: Economic, Political, General News Article, Press ReleaseMonday, January 27, 2025What’s In the Governor’s Budget? Article 2 – Relating to State Funds · Under current law, municipal road and bridge projects must be on a priority list to obtain funding under the Municipal and Bridge Revolving Fund. Article 2 proposes to expand the eligibility to projects not on the priority list if the funding sought is to match federal, state, local or other funding. The Article also ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press Release, Economic, PoliticalTuesday, January 21, 2025Governor McKee Unveils Budget The Governor released his budget January 16th. Over the next few editions of Advocacy in Action, we will share summaries of the various Articles of interest to the business community. The $14.2 billion budget includes program cuts, as well as targeted taxes and fees in an effort to deal with annual anticipated increased revenues of 2.5% coupled with increasing ...read moreCategories: Economic, Political, General News Article, Press ReleaseTuesday, January 14, 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 14, 2025CONTACT Olivia DaRochaPress SecretaryOlivia.DaRocha@governor.ri.gov(978) 854-2191 Governor Daniel J. McKee’s 2025 State of the State Address As Prepared for Delivery Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, members of the legislature, General Officers, Chief Justice, members of the Judiciary, municipal leaders, and my cabinet – good evening. Tonight, I ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Chamber, Press ReleaseTuesday, January 14, 2025The 2025 Session Begins Welcome to the 2025 Edition of Advocacy in Action. The legislature began its session last week. Bills are currently being filed and we expect hearings to begin in the upcoming weeks. Key dates for 2025 include the following: Governor McKee’s State of the State Address – January 14, 2025, 7:00 p.m. Last day for Senate public bill introduction – To Be Announced ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Press ReleaseThursday, October 17, 2024Dear Chamber Friends – Happy Support Your Local Chamber Day! In honor of this holiday, we have created an online tool kit to help you promote the important work you do and the benefits of joining local chambers. See Support Your Local Chamber Day below for more information. In sadder news, the U.S. Chamber lost its longtime CEO, Tom Donohue this week. Tom led the U.S. Chamber for over 20 ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Press Release