Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos has repeated the same call to lawmakers for two straight years: ban grocery stores from using restrictive covenants.
The message is part of her “Fair Price Grocery Agenda,” a bill package aimed at lowering grocery costs in Rhode Island. Prices rose 2.8% in New England over the past year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture projects food prices will climb nearly 3% nationwide this year.
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