EARLIER TODAY: Learning about blood-sucking arthropods and vector-borne diseases @universityofri.bsky.social with fellow lawmakers from @rihouseofreps.bsky.social & @risenate.bsky.social .

Never forget. Honor with action.

Moms Demand Action@momsdemandaction.org · last mo.

On this day four years ago, a gunman armed with a Smith & Wesson semi-automatic rifle and high capacity magazines opened fire from a roof at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois. Seven people were killed and 48 others were wounded, including children.

Happening now: launching +1RI, an ADU Design Competition in East Providence. Accessory Dwelling Units are practical and affordable and will help mitigate our housing crisis. The program will create ready-made design plans for easy permitting and cost-effective designs.

#SCOTUS declines to review failed challenge to New York gun law

The Supreme Court just left New York's gun accountability law in place

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the National Shooting Sports Foundation about New York’s gun-related public nuisance statute, which allows the state or victims of gun v…

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Uber sold us safety. Now they want immunity. Amendment 041, buried in H.R. 8870, would shield Uber from liability for sexual assault - one report every 8 minutes, per a NYT investigation. 128 members of Congress and 285 women state legislators are telling Speaker Johnson: strike it.

@jenniferboylanri.bsky.social is seeking re-election

Happening now in the Rhode Island State Room: joining Chair McEntee & Sen McKenney, as Gov McKee is about to sign their critical legislation changing the statutes of limitations on childhood sexual abuse. Victims now have a chance to receive justice; abusers can't hide by waiting out the clock.

“When mayors in other cities ask me how #Copenhagen afforded to invest in its cycling networks, I ask them how on earth they have been able to afford highway projects. We invested in bike lanes because that was the cheapest option.” What the world can learn from Copenhagen’s cycling revolution.

Copenhagen Cycling Revolution: Lessons for Cities

Close to two-thirds of the city’s residents commute by bike to school or work every day.

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Happening now on the RI House Floor: about to vote on Chair McEntee's bill to amend statute of limitations on child sexual abuse or child exploitation.

Today is Gun Violence Awareness Day, and we wear orange and remember children and adults who violently lost their lives due to senseless gun violence. #WearOrange

Happening now: with the RI Cancer Society, along with Chairwoman Kathy Fogarty and Sen. Sam Zurier, at a press conference about their legislation regarding diagnostic and supplemental breast exam cost sharing.

My favorite data centers are public libraries 📚 📖 one reason: our public libraries are free to all! Not “free trial” free. Not “free with ads” free. Not “free if you give us all of your data” free. just free.

There are big winners with the Solar Cost Reduction Act. Read about it here. It was voted out of House Corporations Committee last night. @climateactionri.org

Legislation to cut red tape can make solar more affordable in RI | Opinion

The Solar Cost Reduction Act aims to fix slow, expensive permitting processes for residential solar in Rhode Island, the author says.

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Attending the Mental Health Association ceremony celebrating “May is Mental Health Month.” Speaker Emeritus Joe Shekarchi and Senator Linda Ujifusa are receiving Legislator of the Year Awards.

Sen. @pamlauria.bsky.social and Rep. @jenniferboylanri.bsky.social recently helped to dedicate a new dog park in memory of Christine Conrad Lane, a Barrington resident who died in a midair crash over the Potomac River last year along with her son Spencer. More: www.rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

Happening now: Barrington, RI Troop 2 Eagle Court of Honor "Eagle Scouts, all who know you rejoice in your achievements. " @scoutsbsa.bsky.social

Political leaders in #RhodeIsland could learn a lesson from Italy: stalling the transition to #renewableenergy leaves you more exposed to price fluctuations from fossil fuels. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Italy pays the price of Meloni's stalled green energy transition

Giorgia Meloni has dismissed ecological transition as "ideological transition."

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Joined the moving dedication of the Christine Conrad Lane Memorial Dog Park. Christine, who was tragically lost in the Flight 5342 crash with her son Spencer, loved dogs & volunteered at Rhode Home Rescue. Thanks to Doug Lane, the Barrington community & volunteers for their work.

"The right to vote is the first right." "We need to protect voting rights every single day." --RI SOS @greggamore.bsky.social at @cleanwaterri.bsky.social Breakfast of Champions

The world’s richest men are crushing the world’s poorest children. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/o...

Opinion | This Is What Happened When Trump Abandoned the World’s Poorest Children

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Happening now: Joe Shekarchi giving his resignation address to the RI House of Representatives as he steps down as Speaker to pursue a Supreme Court Justice seat.

Attending an important event: The American Foundation of Suicide Prevention is running a Suicide Prevention Advocacy Day at thr RI State House with Reps Mary Ann Shallcross Smith and Joe Solomon. They are supporting 4 priority bills.

It's too late for my friend Leigh Anne, but RI should allow compassionate, controlled medical aid in dying. www.providencejournal.com/story/opinio...

RI needs to pass medical aid in dying law. Here's why | Opinion

A Rhode Island resident with ALS shares her struggle to access medical aid in dying, urging lawmakers to pass the bill.

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From @ecorinews.bsky.social , read about RI's newest climate org: "the main push for OSCA is to include more climate technology into state politics and policy conversations. Renewable tech developers like battery and solar rarely have a seat at the table when it comes to policy."

New Ocean State Alliance Aims to Align Businesses With State's Climate Goals - ecoRI News

The nonprofit is focused on organizing the business community around climate issues.

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History Lesson. We have done this before. Humans have transitioned entire energy systems: - Burn wood - Burn whale oil (just ask New Bedford and Nantucket) - Burn coal - Burn coal gas a/k/a manufactured gas - Burn oil - Burn natural gas Let's dial back burning cause our planet is cooking.

Jennifer Boylan@jenniferboylanri.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Gov McKee's idea (& budget) to delay moving from gas to solar, wind & battery storage is the worst idea to lower energy cost/rates for RI. This report shows that not only the world but also most of the US is moving towards renewables b/c they are less expensive than gas, oil & coal.

You cannot blockade or blow up the wind and sun.

Jennifer Boylan@jenniferboylanri.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If we stay any longer on gas and even invest into new pipelines, RI Energy and the fossil fuel industry will reap the benefits while the ratepayers pay for it. We need to stay the course on the Renewable Energy Standard & produce energy from natural sources that will not run out like solar and wind.

Gov McKee's idea (& budget) to delay moving from gas to solar, wind & battery storage is the worst idea to lower energy cost/rates for RI. This report shows that not only the world but also most of the US is moving towards renewables b/c they are less expensive than gas, oil & coal.

Ember@ember-energy.org · 4mo ago

NEW | Solar power surge in 2025 stalls rise in fossil electricity worldwide ⚡📈 Clean power growth outpaced global electricity demand last year – with solar alone supplying THREE-QUARTERS of the increase in demand ☀️ ember-energy.org/lat...

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I was devastated to learn of this tragedy in Louisiana - eight young lives cruelly cut short before reaching their potential. My heart breaks for their families and loved ones. We can’t accept this horrific cycle of gun violence as normal, and we need to finally take action to stop it.

8 children killed in Louisiana mass shooting

The alleged gunman, who is related to some of the children, was killed after a vehicle chase, according to police.

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Born in the shadows

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4mo ago

The Supreme Court long relied on careful, time-tested procedures to issue decisions. But secret memos by the justices, obtained by The New York Times, show how the court decided to bypass those procedures and create its modern “shadow docket.” See key takeaways: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...