Community Involvement

Veterans Benefits Denial

The past ten years have shed light on the faults in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. As of 2014, the Veterans Health Administration was in the spotlight for multiple accounts of case negligence for the United States military …

The Future of Hydrogen-Fueled Cars

History of Hydrogen Cars
Hydrogen-powered vehicles have been in construction and development for the past 25 years. Currently many different types of transportation run on hydrogen fuel, including buses, trams, bicycles, motorcycles, tractors and airplanes. The potential for hydrogen-fueled vehicles …

Gun Legislation in Rhode Island

Rhode Island is considered one of the strictest states on gun control according to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The Law Center has a gun law state scorecard that evaluates each state on the laws in place …

Proposed Child Safety Bill

Rhode Island legislators are currently considering a handful of child safety laws that will require a certain amount of supervision in different instances. One very real issue is that children have suffered from heat stroke and even died as …

Rhode Island Car Tax Bill

Being one of the smaller states in the United States, Rhode Island, has one of the highest car taxes. Another main issue with the car tax is that the amount imposed on drivers changes depending on where you live. …

Proposed Law to Increase Regulation on Drones

Currently, there are two prominent views on drone regulation. Some believe that if the drone industry is overly regulated, it will slow down and discourage the future impact drones could have on the economy and technological advances for Rhode …

Road Conditions in Rhode Island

Rhode Island’s Infrastructure
Rhode Island residents are the most dissatisfied with their road conditions, compared to all other states. Earlier this month, Governor Raimondo signed a bill to have tolls specifically for large trucks in order to combat the wear …

Rhode Island Electric Car Rebates

Rhode Island’s Energy Commissioner, Marian Gold, announced new rebate incentives for plug-in energy vehicles (PEVs) in Rhode Island. The Federal government implemented a similar tax credit that car owners can take advantage of in addition to the rebates. Rhode …

Green Job Growth in Rhode Island

Last Tuesday the Providence President of Senate, Teresa Paiva Weed, hosted a roundtable discussion with state senators about a legislative action to grow Rhode Island’s green business sector. The green industries in the state have created a lot of …

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