Three RI Legislators Review 2016 Session's Hot Topics (week of January 15)
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Dyana Koelsch, moderator
RI Representative Daniel Reilly (R) Middletown, Portsmouth
RI Senator Donna Nesselbush (D) Pawtucket, North Providence
RI Representative Joseph Shekarchi (D) Warwick
Topics
- Plan to repair roads and bridges/toll proposal
- Oversight Committee’s 38 Studios probe
- Cost of health care and future of HealthSourceRI
- State budget
- RI economy and business climate – tax policies, including corporate tax and estate tax
- Legalization of marijuana proposal
- Gun control – ban on assault weapons/high-capacity magazines
- Statewide teacher contract
- Charter school debate
- Outrages of the Week
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