AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoDomestic Violence Gun Alert Bill: U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse introduced the Domestic Violence Survivors Alerted for Emergency (SAFE) Notice Act, aiming to notify survivors when an abuser tries to buy a firearm illegally—an effort rooted in Rhode Island prosecutors’ experience with how quickly access to guns can turn deadly. Youth Diversion in Providence: A Providence policy push is expanding diversion of eligible youth from Family Court to the city’s Juvenile Hearing Board, shifting cases toward community-based accountability rather than the criminal justice track. Rhode Island Hemp Uncertainty: Rhode Island growers are bracing for a federal rule starting Dec. 11 that would cap hemp-derived products at 0.4 mg total THC per container, threatening a market that in 2025 was driven largely by THC-infused drinks and seltzers. Legal/Policy Fight Over Fuel Standards: A coalition of cities and states filed a First Circuit challenge to weakened federal fuel-efficiency rules, arguing the rollback conflicts with long-standing law and health goals. Book Bans and Censorship Pressure: URI education leaders warned that book-banning efforts are escalating, with most challenges coming from organized groups and officials rather than individual parents.
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