Monthly Meeting with special guest Rep. June Speakman
Monthly Meeting
with special guest Rep. June Speakman
In 2021, [Rep. Speakman] championed an amendment to the state budget to establish Rhode Island’s first permanent funding stream for affordable housing, which will make an estimated $4 million available annually to help address the state’s critical shortage of affordable housing. Since 2021, she has been leading a special legislative commission, created through legislation she sponsored, to study the Rhode Island Low and Moderate Income Housing Act. She was the sponsor of two 2022 laws resulting from the commission’s work, both aimed at making the development of process of affordable housing more efficient.
Panel on alternative methods of voting
Panel on alternative methods of voting – will cover some of the bills now under consideration at the General Assembly, including same-day voter registration and top-two primaries, as well as a discussion of ranked-choice voting and other methods used in other jurisdictions.
Panelists include Gregg Amore, Rob Rock, Kathy Placencia, and John Marion
Panel on reform of the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights
Panel on reform of the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights
Will cover the current state of the law, and proposals under consideration at the General AssemblyPanelists include Senator Dawn Euer, Executive Director of the Police Chiefs’ Association, Sid Wordell, Ellen Pinnock who is a Newport community activist, and I am still waiting for confirmation on a Newport Community Policing Officer