Posts Tagged ‘RICARES’
Ready for the next episode of “RI Vice”? – Richard Asinof/Ian Knowles
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Story by Ian Knowles, program director at RICARES and a frequent contributor to ConvergenceRI. The train to legalize recreational marijuana is picking up speed The recreational marijuana legalization train is speeding down the tracks in Rhode Island. Gov. Dan McKee has now taken over for former Gov. Gina Raimondo…
Read MoreWedding/Event Professionals Rally – ask for accounting of RI CARES money
The RI Coalition of Wedding and Event Professionals and Small Business will rally before the Governor’s Press Conference, today, Tuesday, December 22nd, from 11am to 1pm. It will be held on Francis Street along the sidewalk facing the Vets & Renaissance Hotel. They are inviting “all small businesses who have been affected by the Pause,…
Read MoreCreating “harm reduction centers” in RI?
Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI – written by Ian Knowles, RICARE The Harm Reduction Center Advisory Committee and Pilot Program bill [S 2128 Substitute A; the primary sponsor is Sen. Joshua Miller] will be introduced in the R. I. General Assembly this year. The act would establish Harm Reduction Centers, defined as “a community-based resource for health…
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