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STATE HOUSE – The House Finance Subcommittee on General Government will be meeting tomorrow, July 23 at 4 p.m. in Room 35 of the State House to hear testimony on two FY 2021 department budgets and a budget amendment proposed by the governor.  The subcommittee is chaired by Rep. Michael A. Morin (D-Dist. 49, Woonsocket).

The subcommittee will be reviewing the FY 2021 budgets for the Department of Revenue and the Department of Business Regulation.  The subcommittee will also hear testimony on a proposed budget amendment by the governor that relates to insurance.

The meeting will be televised live on Capitol Television, which can be seen on Cox Channels 15 and 61, in high definition on Cox Channel 1061, on Full Channel on Channel 15 and on Channel 34 by Verizon subscribers. It will also be live streamed at http://ritv.devosvideo.com/show?video=cd679c40105a.

No in-person public testimony will be taken nor will the meeting be open to the public.

Public testimony can be given in two ways.  Documents provided at the hearing will be made available on the General Assembly website: http://www.rilegislature.gov/Special/comdoc/Pages/HFIN.aspx.

Written testimony is encouraged and should be submitted to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For those who would prefer the option to provide verbal testimony please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the following information:

 

·         Bill # (or specific topic) you are testifying on

·         For/Against

·         Your Name and Phone number (to be reached for your testimony)

·         Affiliation: (if any)

*Deadline to request verbal testimony is Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 11 am.

Former President Trump is back in a New York City court this morning for his criminal hush money trial. Jurors will again hear testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker. Trump faces felony charges of falsifying business records to cover up payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged affair.       The Supreme Court is hearing arguments this morning about former President Trump's claim that he is immune from prosecution for anything done while in the Oval Office. Trump has argued he must have first been impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate. Trump's attorneys will try to convince the Court that Trump shouldn't face charges for alleged election interference.       Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is having his conviction for sex crimes in New York overturned. The New York Court of Appeals ruled Weinstein did not receive a fair trial. The court found the judge in his trial made an error allowing women to testify about alleged sexual assaults committed by Weinstein that were not part of the charges against him.       College campuses across the country continue to see protests pop up over the Israel-Hamas war. The FBI is working with colleges to warn of antisemitic threats of violence. Protests at Columbia University on Friday resulted in the arrest of over 100 students.       Severe weather is threatening the Central U.S. today. Large hail, heavy downpours and isolated tornadoes are possible today from the Texas Panhandle to southern Nebraska, with wind gusts reaching 85 miles per hour. More dangerous weather is forecast on Friday and Saturday from Oklahoma to Iowa, and will push eastward from Arkansas to Illinois on Sunday.       Three teams will look to take commanding three-nothing leads in their NBA Playoffs series tonight. In the first two games of the night, the Orlando Magic will look to rebound at home after losing their first two games against the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Philadelphia 76ers will look to get back in their series when they host the New York Knicks. In the last game of the night, the Los Angeles Lakers will look to avoid going down three-games-to-none against the defending champion Denver Nuggets.       

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