October 7, 2026 8:20 am
(The Center Square) – Senate Democrats introduced legislation Wednesday to impose 18-year term limits on U.S. Supreme Court justices by statute, a route that would sidestep the constitutional amendment such a change has long been thought to require. The Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act, from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., is similar to his 2023 proposal. Backed with ...
A bill that would require Rhode Island grocery stores to limit self-checkout lanes has been signed into law. Senate Bill 2342 will restrict grocers to operating three self-checkout lanes for every staffed checkout. It originally passed the state Senate last month. On June 10, a revised version passed the House of Representatives and was send back to the Senate, which ...
A bill that would add restrictions to self-checkout lanes has passed the Rhode Island Senate. Senate Bill 2342 would require grocery stores to have one staffed checkout for every three self-checkout lanes. The pro-labor bill passed the Senate May 21 and is headed to the House of Representatives. According to the bill, “grocery store” means a business that earns the ...
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied hearing a case challenging the handling of donations in the Catholic church. The case, Conference of Catholic Bishops v. O’Connell, focuses on David O’Connell, a Rhode Island man who filed a lawsuit alleging he was misled about how the Catholic church would use his offerings. The church collected offerings ...
