CARI's annual picnic is next week! Celebrate our work over live music and food, and hear speeches from @magaziner.house.gov, @alanadimario.bsky.social, and @aaronregunberg.bsky.social ! Get tickets today!: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve... #climateaction #RIevents #climatechange #environment

Legislation sponsored by Sen. Alana M. DiMario (@alanadimario.bsky.social) and Deputy Speaker Raymond A. Hull to create a public outreach campaign about textile recycling was signed into law. Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

Legislation from @alanadimario.bsky.social and @mcgaw4ri.bsky.social to help relieve a burden on patients, parents and physicians by tripling the amount of non-opioid, non-narcotic Schedule II prescription drugs that can be dispensed at one time is now law. More: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

Legislation introduced by Sen. @alanadimario.bsky.social and Rep. Joseph M. McNamara makes federally mandated school 504 plans part of state law. Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

Legislation sponsored by Senator @alanadimario.bsky.social and Representative @terricortvriend.bsky.social to require anyone applying for a permit to spread biosolids on land as fertilizer to first test the material for PFAS has been signed into law. Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

The General Assembly has OK'd @alanadimario.bsky.social and @mcgaw4ri.bsky.social's bill to triple the amount of non-opioid, non-narcotic Schedule II prescription drugs — including commonly prescribed ADHD medications — that can be dispensed at one time. More info rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

The General Assembly today approved legislation sponsored by Sen. @alanadimario.bsky.social and Deputy Speaker Raymond A. Hull that would create a public outreach campaign about textile recycling. Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

The General Assembly today approved legislation introduced by Sen. @alanadimario.bsky.social and Rep. Joseph M. McNamara that would make federally mandated school 504 plans part of state law. Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

The General Assembly today voted to approve legislation sponsored by Sen. @alanadimario.bsky.social and Rep. @tanzister.bsky.social to provide stable funding for mobile youth crisis response teams by requiring private insurance to cover their services. Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

The General Assembly has approved Sen. @alanadimario.bsky.social and Rep. Jason Knight's legislation to ensure some multi-family housing development is allowed in areas within RI’s Urban Services Boundary that have available public water and sewer capacity. More: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

Legislation sponsored by @terricortvriend.bsky.social & @alanadimario.bsky.social has been signed into law to require anyone applying for a permit to spread biosolids on land as fertilizer to first test the material for PFAS (per- & polyfluoroalkyl substances). www.rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

The General Assembly today approved legislation sponsored by @mcgaw4ri.bsky.social & @alanadimario.bsky.social to help relieve a burden on patients, parents and physicians by allowing 90-day prescriptions for ADHD medications. More information: www.rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

The Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Senator @alanadimario.bsky.social to provide a sustainable funding source for the state’s efforts to meet the carbon emissions reductions mandated by the 2021 Act on Climate. Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

The General Assembly today approved legislation sponsored by @terricortvriend.bsky.social and @alanadimario.bsky.social to require anyone applying for a permit to spread biosolids on land to first test the material for PFAS. The bill now goes to the governor. www.rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

The Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Senator Alana M. DiMario (@alanadimario.bsky.social) that would create a public outreach campaign about textile recycling. Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

The Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Senator Alana M. DiMario (@alanadimario.bsky.social) to require anyone applying for a permit to spread biosolids on land to first test the material for PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

On Thursday, Senator @alanadimario.bsky.social was recognized by the Rhode Island Dermatology Society as a 2025 Advocacy Champion for her support of skin health. Representative June Speakman was also honored during the event. Watch here: capitoltvri.cablecast.tv/show/11270?s...

The Senate today passed Senator Alana M. DiMario's (@alanadimario.bsky.social) bill that would make the Rhode Island teacher of the year and chair of the student advisory council full voting members of the Council on Elementary & Secondary Education. Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

The Senate today passed a bill sponsored by Senator Alana M. DiMario (@alanadimario.bsky.social) that would provide a stable funding mechanism for a psychiatric resource network for providers treating children and new parents. Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

The Senate today voted to approve legislation from Senator Alana M. DiMario (@alanadimario.bsky.social) to provide stable funding for mobile youth crisis response teams by requiring private insurance to cover their services. Learn more: www.rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

Commentary: After decades of inaction, RI must address primary care crisis -- TY @pamlauria.bsky.social @alanadimario.bsky.social & Sen. Sosnowski for your leadership on this issue. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/16/m...

Our Nina Harrison joins a terrific panel on March 29 that will explore the state budget process. EPI is honored to co-host this event with @commoncauseri.bsky.social. It's free & open to the public. RSVP: act.commoncause.org/.../demystif... @rihouseofreps.bsky.social, @alanadimario.bsky.social

This illegal national security group chat has everything, Houthi bombing plans, JD Vance xenophobia, improper emoji use, the editor of the Atlantic Magazine thinking he got punked, Pete Hegseth day drinking, and MTV’s Dan Cortese.

“Billions of people will lose their livelihoods and economic output reduced by up to 34% if the Earth is allowed to warm by 3 degrees Celsius this century, but investing less than 2% of GDP now could eliminate most of those losses, a groundbreaking new report found” www.forbes.com/sites/davidr...

ICYMI, I had the chance to talk about the national and local political landscape, making the economic argument for Dem policies, child care as infrastructure, and more on Political Roundtable this week ⬇️

On to March! Here are some of the highlights on my calendar, in addition to committee hearings (this session I'm on Finance, Environment & Agriculture, and Housing & Municipal Government). Please don't hesitate to reach out at [email protected] if I can be of any assistance!

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Inauguration Day in the Rhode Island Senate! Last night was a whirlwind & I didn't get any pictures, thank you to my former Senate colleague Sandra Cano for grabbing this screenshot from home. Excited to get to work during this legislative session with our returning members and six new colleagues!

Sent out a New Year's Edition of my newsletter this morning, did you get it in your inbox? bit.ly/40cCvZT As the new legislative session starts, make sure you are keeping up with what's going on at the State House by subscribing here: bit.ly/3VXY9Pe

Happy New Year! The start of January means the start of another legislative session, check out my January calendar for what I have on deck so far for the month ahead. Reach out at [email protected] with any questions or concerns, I'd love to hear from you!

FULL STORY: Gov. Dan McKee is telling RI residents to take action *tonight* after hackers stole private data for hundreds of thousands of them Gov says officials are now told data could be exposed "as early as this coming week" Story w/ @timwhiteri.bsky.social @raybaccari.bsky.social

We tell children the answer to school mass shootings is live shooter drills and bulletproof backpacks and then act surprised when they grow up and their response to gun violence is dark humor.

Thank you for your email. As you are likely aware, I am mentally checked out until 2025 and will be unable to provide a response to your inquiry until then. If you have any questions, that’s unfortunate.

"Bike Rack" > "Parking lot"

Last night I had the honor of being recognized as the Legislator of the Year by NASW RI at their annual awards dinner. 1/3

I wrote about the things I think are missing from the Dem discourse: 1) scope of the losses (you'd think this was 1984) 2) how media struggles to explain a second Trump win; easier to yell at Dems 3) there might not be a grand theory. it might be uninformed voters' vibes. njour.nl/s/726851?unl...

I’ve read a ton of the post-election autopsies. Here’s the problem with all the analysis — Black people. Nobody has more economic anxiety than Black folks. A lot of Black people are working class. Nobody Black is saying, I didn’t vote for Kamala Harris because she didn’t go on Drink Champs.