I’m really not exaggerating when I say that this may actually be the most powerful enemy he’s ever made

'Town character:' Narragansett looks to ban duplexes as they might get easier to build providencejournal.com/story/news/sta… via Providence Journal

Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) urged the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday to consider age-verification requirements for social media ahead of the panel’s hearing on data privacy and kids’ online safety legislation. trib.al/kVDpl84

NEWS: Senate Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell announces her support for the House’s TikTok bill now that it allows POTUS to extend the divestment period by an additional 180 days, as we scooped earlier.

PROVIDENCE: Mayor Brett Smiley is unveiling his $598M budget for FY25. He’s also giving a State of the City.

Highlights:
• NO tax increase for residents, businesses
• $ for police, fire academies
• Urges Lifespan to reach PILOT agreement
wpri.com/news/local-new… WPRI 12

Tara Granahan has the scoop on the two-hour bridge ordeal last Friday night for some drivers, while DOT was reportedly out there. She links here to a driver from Bristol:

Wow. Quite the language from Johnson here, who once opposed Ukraine aid …

Now saying he’d risk his job to get it done

Should defendants keep option of trial by judge instead of jury? Lawmakers question AG's bill providencejournal.com/story/news/cou… via Providence Journal

I've launched the bipartisan Toy Caucus with Congressman Seth Magaziner to elevate the U.S. toy industry's role in our nation's education system and the development of our children.

Read more: wittman.house.gov/news/documents…

.Senator Jack Reed front and center for today's impeachment proceedings

.Senator Jack Reed was in Oklahoma over the weekend to tour military facilities there with Republican Markwayne Mullin, per the latter's office (which distributed this photo of Reed there)

Pearson's visit to Ruggerio is said to have happened not long after this joint appearance

'I know I'll get by this': Senate President Ruggerio breaks silence on health, rumors of a coup
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Welcome, Ray!

Lot of angry House Freedom Caucus members after Mike Johnson announced plan for aid package.

Chip Roy told me he’s “very” upset. “I am well past the point of giving grace here. We are going to go have some conversations, I don’t want to get in front of everything here, I need to…

Narragansett is looking to ban duplexes after 2023 housing legislation made undersized lots maybe? buildable.
The reason?
An extra unit will be too much density!
In the same meeting, they continued to bemoan . . . A lack of housing!

providencejournal.com/story/news/sta…

Wow, quite a thorough story by Raymond Baccari Jr. for the Cranston Herald about the behind-the-scenes machinations leading to the resignation of Councilwoman Aniece Germain . Great to see such detailed local reporting.

Speaker Johnson announces he will hold a vote on Sheldon Whitehouse's REPO Act