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Rhode Island House of Representatives Republican Caucus
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State Representative Brian C. Newberry joins Tara Granahan WPRO to discuss Mr. Potato Head License Plates and the Governor's State of the State address.
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State House, Providence, RI - State Representatives Brian C. Newberry and George Nardone have prepared a budget amendment ahead of Tuesday to claw back $11 million in funds State Attorney General Peter Neronha funneled to his office, DEM and the Rhode Island Foundation, in direct violation of statutory law. The amendment would take money out of the AG’s operating budget and redirect it to the following organizations:
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State House, Providence, RI - The debacle surrounding Rhode Island’s Unified Health Infrastructure Project (UHIP), later rebranded as RIBridges which is a custom computer system, has once again highlighted the failure of state leadership and their ill-advised reliance on the contractor Deloitte. This latest catastrophe - a cyberattack compromising the personal information of 630,000 Rhode Islanders - demands immediate accountability and swift corrective action.
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The Rhode Island House Minority Caucus listened to their constituents, their municipal leaders, and members of the business community -- as a result, will champion the following bills during the 2024 Legislative Session.
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Seeks to disincentivize corporate buy up of Rhode Island’s limited Housing Stock
State House, Providence – Currently, in the United States, private equity backed corporations such as American Homes 4 Rent and Innovation Homes are buying up single family homes at an alarming rate. While this is not a new phenomenon, given the current economic and housing market conditions, these buy ups have exacerbated many of the financial woes held not only by Rhode Islanders, but Americans nationwide.
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State House, Providence – The median price for a single-family home in Rhode Island hit a record high of $443,000 in July 2023, and most recently was reported to have risen to $450,000. Despite two significant housing packages that passed the General Assembly in 2022 and 2023, there is no relief in sight for the housing crisis in Rhode Island. Further, exacerbating the crisis, rental unit vacancies in Rhode Island remain historically low, further driving up the cost of housing as rental units can charge more due to limited inventory. Nationally, including Rhode Island, single family homeownership rates have declined, returning to 1980 levels.
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State House, Providence – In response to inconsistent and less than timely responses for public information from the State of Rhode Island, House Representative Brian C. Newberry submitted legislation to update and reform the Access to Public Records Act (APRA). The legislation will:
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