Representative Marie Hopkins
@MarieForRI
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RI General Assembly-R. Grad of Brown & URI, BA,BSN,RN. Mother of 3, Wife, Writer/Editor, Nurse, Educator, Lover of creatures big & small. ⚓️❤️RI
Warwick, RI
Joined January 2022
Higher rate than a mortgage, and no, a uni degree is not a tangible asset. An entire generation sold a lie. There are ways forward: restructure the loans, allow discharge, or bailout. Pick one. We NEED our kids to be solvent. I don’t care if YOU paid yours. These were not the.
Sallie Mae is a student loan company. American shows a $40k dollar student loan payback amount turns into $118,305.59. You pay over $77k dollars just in interest. This is pure insanity and interest terms like this be federally illegal. “Sallie Mae really got me out here fighting
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10m gap divided by 21k rider is $476 each = approx one month’s car payment plus ins. Breaks down to : an increase of $40 per person per month, just over $1 per day per person. Raising rates will SAVE RIPTA. This is the way forward.
.@HelenaBFoulkes is speaking up about the catastrophic RIPTA service cuts while Governor @DanMcKeeRI stays silent and continues to ignore the voices of transit riders across Rhode Island. Thank you for recognizing how important transit is, Helena Foulkes! 🚌⚓️🌊
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RT @wpri12: After more than 60 years serving up Awful Awfuls in Cranston, the Newport Creamery at Garden City Center will be closing at the….
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RT @JonDBrien1: I had a great time tonight seeing my very multilayered friend @MikeWChip play w/ West on Six at the Thirsty Beaver in Smith….
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To whomever might benefit: I’m going to give [you] some unsolicited advice: of course, it’s only worth what you paid for it. “The tallest blade of grass gets mown down”. If you think this might apply to you… good, Do your job. Find your diplomacy and your kindness. You CAN.
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RT @DrBruggeman: 17%. Spoke today at the South Carolina Orthopaedic Association meetings on the myriad of new headwinds facing independent….
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The last fare increase for @RIPTA_RI occurred in 2016. I believe it still stands at $2, an incredible bargain, and not in line with the economy: Coffee costs more than that, and water is cheaper than gas. RIPTA is a lifeline, and must be allowed to generate enough income to.
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This is a huge concern… and primary care protection is an issue that must be addressed in the upcoming 26 legislative session.
Brown University Health physicians have paused their wait list for new patients because of the over 10,000 on the wait list. @GovDanMcKee @AGNeronha - Does this not rate as a Rhode Island emergency?.
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IMO: The recently passed RI kratom law is too loosely written, and as a psych and addictions nurse, as a healthcare advocate, as a mom; I strongly encourage you to contact @GovDanMcKee and encourage him to veto this bill. Here is a handy online form:
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RT @MarieForRI: @RINewsToday Its Econ 101: All boats must rise with the tide. If you pay the unskilled a higher wage, you must also push up….
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RT @robbystarbuck: A good guy with a gun stopped the guy who stabbed 11 people at Walmart in Michigan today. Expect legacy media to give th….
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This initiative is incredibly unpopular with voters. What are you thoughts?.
Rhode Island's controversial truck tolls are set to restart soon. Hear more about it from Gov. Dan McKee on 12 News starting at 4.
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I hate to see national pundits capitalize of someone’s domestic troubles when the only gain for the poster is some sense of “moral superiority” and Click Bait. Not your circus, not your monkeys.
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I know this worries people, and that’s a sin. Here’s the truth: cutting the abusers (last five years of bloated roles) from the system will free up resources for the needy, as the program intended. This means, those who need will be *better protected— and those who do not need.
More than 50,000 Rhode Islanders are expected to lose their health insurance in the coming years due to the “big beautiful bill,” as well as other changes happening at the federal level, according to newly released estimates.
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The snake eating its own tail: PVD’s tax levy hike is done, and the tax burden is on the doorstep… East Side, colleges, and fat-cat agencies won’t be affected. But the family in an owner-occupied triple-decker? Crushed again. Mark my words: Rents will soar, repairs will halt,
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When I lived in Sri Lanka under my husband’s work visa, we knew we had to follow the law or be hugely fined. If we had overstayed our visa, we would also have been banned from re-entry. This meant leaving when it was time to leave. Breaking immigration laws will result in.
HUGE ‼️ Immigration Attorney shows DHS has begun sending out notices to illegal immigrants informing them they owe $1.8 million dollars and must be deported. They can only avoid this massive fine if they DEPORT IMMEDIATELY!. “Government is sending out these $1.8 million
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RT @ThomasSowell: “The American dream is not that every man must be level with every other man. The American dream is that every man must b….
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