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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for Sunday January 22, 2023 ( 2 items )  

Americans For The Arts And The United States Conference Of Mayors Honor Exceptional Leaders In The Arts
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (TNSgov) -- Americans for the Arts issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2023: Americans for the Arts and The United States Conference of Mayors today presented the 2023 Public Leadership in the Arts Awards to three elected officials, and Legendary Artist Awards to two artists, at The U.S. Conference of Mayors 91st Winter Meeting in Washington, DC. The honorees include: * Dan McKee, Governor of Rhode Island, awarded the National Award for State Arts Leadership; * D  more

New Coalition Calls on Governor McKee to Fight Plastic Pollution With a Bottle Bill
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 21 (TNSgov) -- Clean Water Action posted the following news release and letter: A new coalition of state environmental organizations, the Rhode Island Zero Waste Coalition, sent a joint letter to Governor Dan McKee yesterday calling on him to support a container deposit law, or "bottle bill," to fight plastic pollution and increase recycling in Rhode Island. The letter is in response to the governor's State of the State remarks regarding his commitment to cleaning  more