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August 9, 2025

The American middle class has been the envy of the world for most of the last century. Our country was built on the promise that those who work hard for a living have the right to achieve financial security and live in safety. 


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August 6, 2025

Edesia Nutrition announced they have received new orders from the U.S. State Department for Plumpy'Nut.

The peanut product is used to fight starvation and malnutrition worldwide.

However, federal cuts left boxes of Plumpy'Nut inside their warehouse.


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August 4, 2025

U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, is set to reintroduce a bill Monday that would guarantee paid time off for all full-time employees.


July 22, 2025

U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., has secured five amendments in the $832 billion Defense Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2026, which received House approval July 18.


July 9, 2025

An array of Rhode Island federal, state and local officials helped cut the ribbon at Soria – a 63-unit all-affordable apartment complex on Frenchtown Road built with private, state and federal dollars. 


July 9, 2025

June 19, 2025

A recent Wall Street Journal analysis reveals a surge in stock trading by lawmakers and their families in early April, as President Trump’s shifting stance on tariffs sent markets into turmoil. But while some members cashed in, others are looking to highlight lawmakers’ trades and bar Congress from betting on Wall Street. Lisa Desjardins has the story.


June 12, 2025

To combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and protect U.S. coastal economies, Representatives Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), and Nick Begich (R-AK) have introduced the bipartisan Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Act.


June 2, 2025

Rep. Seth Magaziner reintroduced a bill to crack down on illegal gun sales.

The Prevent Illegal Gun Sales Act focuses on strengthening measures for firearm dealers who are selling illegally, falsifying records and providing firearms to firearms traffickers.


June 2, 2025

The Trump administration is coming under scrutiny for deporting several U.S. citizen children along with their foreign-born parents.

Trump officials have defended the move, saying the minors were not deported, rather the parents have elected to take them along rather than be separated from their children.