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Welcome to the official page of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. The Rhode Island General Assembly does not have term limits.

The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Rhode Island. It is composed of 75 members, elected to two year terms from 75 districts of equal population. The House meets at the Rhode Island State Capitol in Providence.

11/03/2026

11/02/2026

Rep. Lauren Carson and Sen. Dawn Euer are inviting all community members to a public meeting of the Newport Birthing Center Coalition next week for an update on efforts to keep the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center open and discuss plans for its future.

The meeting will provide an opportunity for residents, families, healthcare professionals and community leaders to learn about recent developments and participate in the ongoing conversation about maternity care in Newport County.

The meeting is scheduled Monday, Nov. 9, at 5:30 p.m. at the Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St. The agenda includes an update on the birthing center and the effort to ensure it remains open, a report on the coalition’s discussions with Brown University Health and Newport Hospital leaders about sustaining maternity services, a presentation on a report developed by the coalition outlining recommendations to expand and strengthen the birthing center into a first-class maternity care facility serving all Newport County families and a discussion of the coalition’s priorities during the upcoming 2027 Rhode Island General Assembly session.

Representative Carson (D-Dist. 75, Newport) and Senator Euer (D-Dist. 13, Newport, Jamestown) said the group remains committed not only to preserving the birthing center but also to exploring opportunities to make it a model for accessible, high-quality maternity care in Rhode Island.

11/02/2026

Adolescent girls needing specialized treatment for behavioral health challenges will no longer have to leave Rhode Island to get the healing support they need.

House Judiciary Chairwoman Carol Hagan McEntee and Rhode Island Senate President Val Lawson joined Gov. Dan McKee, Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families Director Ashley Deckert, Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance Acting Director Marco Schiappa, Family Service of RI CEO Margaret Holland McDuff and other officials Monday to cut the ceremonial ribbon and officially open South County Academy.

“For too long, Rhode Island has been unable to care for and support some of our most vulnerable residents. Rather than having a dedicated place to help our adolescent girls with significant behavioral health needs, we shipped them off to out-of-state facilities, far from their families, friends and homes. But after today, this practice will end, and Rhode Island will once again be able to care for its own as we should have been doing in the first place,” said Chairwoman McEntee (D-Dist. 33, South Kingstown, Narragansett).

More information: https://www.rilegislature.gov/pressrelease/_layouts/RIL.PressRelease.ListStructure/Forms/DisplayForm.aspx?List=c8baae31-3c10-431c-8dcd-9dbbe21ce3e9&ID=376891

Watch the event: https://capitoltvri.cablecast.tv/show/12437

11/02/2026

Call 401-250-2005 for an appointmnet.

11/02/2026

Today Mayor Ken Hopkins has ordered flags throughout the City of Cranston to be lowered to half-staff in honor and memory of former City Council President Aram Garabedian.
The City of Cranston remembers his years of public service and his contributions to our community. His dedication to Cranston and his involvement in civic life will be remembered by those who had the privilege of working alongside him.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and all who mourn his passing.
May he rest in peace.

11/02/2026

The House commission studying the use and impacts of digital technology on children, public education and mental health, led by Representative Justine Caldwell, will meet Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 4 p.m.

The meeting will be televised by RI Capitol TV and livestreamed at https://www.rilegislature.gov/CapTV/Pages/default.aspx, where a recording will be available to view on demand.

The commission will receive a virtual presentation by Emily Cherkin of FairPlay for Kids, as well as presentations from University of Rhode Island professor of media literacy Renee Hobbs and Janella Watson of Watson Creative Consulting.

The legislation creating the commission (2026-H 8345A) combined concepts from several bills included in a package of legislation put forward by Representative Caldwell, State Representative Megan Cotter (D-Dist. 39, Exeter, Richmond, Hopkinton) and Rep. Tina Spears (Charlestown, New Shoreham, South Kingstown, Westerly) — all mothers of children and teens — to address growing concerns around social media use and digital technology use by establishing new safeguards designed to reduce risks such as exposure to harmful content, exploitation and adverse mental health impacts among users, particularly children.

More information: https://www.rilegislature.gov/pressrelease/_layouts/RIL.PressRelease.ListStructure/Forms/DisplayForm.aspx?List=c8baae31-3c10-431c-8dcd-9dbbe21ce3e9&ID=376889

11/02/2026

10/31/2026

10/31/2026

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Providence, RI
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+14012222466

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http://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/default.aspx

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