Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley this month announced they have joined a coalition of other attorneys general representing 46 states and territories in urging Congress to adequately fund programs to combat human trafficking. more

CRANSTON – Schools Superintendent Judith Lundsten has ended the district’s father-daughter dances and mother-son ballgames to comply with a state gender-discrimination law, The Associated Press reported. more

Like many Rhode Islanders, we are confused by the recent decision of Superior Court to require “mediation” of the Rhode Island Retirement Security Act of 2011. more

The U.S. Supreme Court’s historic, 5-4 decision last week upholding the national health care reform law will bolster reform efforts already under way in the state, according to Rhode Island officials. more

Since Rhode Island made medical marijuana legal in 2006, there has, some say, been one roadblock after another in getting patients served and, more recently, in facilitating the three approved dispensaries, or compassion centers. more

For real estate agents like Christopher Wall of Residential Properties, trying to sell or rent a house in Providence lacking off-street parking has always been a unique and often infuriating challenge. more

BOSTON – Claim forms are being sent to Massachusetts residents who lost their homes to foreclosure and who may be eligible for payment under the $25 billion national mortgage settlement, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last week. more

BOSTON – Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office announced last week that it had joined 37 other states in a $90 million settlement with GlaxoSmithKline LLC. The lawsuit resolves allegations that the pharmaceutical company unlawfully promoted its diabetes drug, Avandia, by misrepresenting its cardiovascular risks and safety profile. According to a statement, the settlement will bring more than $2.1 million to the commonwealth. more

PROVIDENCE – The charitable arm of the Rhode Island Bar Association is seeking applications for two $20,000 scholarships for first-year Rhode Island law school students. more

In 2010, the General Assembly and Gov. Donald L. Carcieri approved the sale of ground-based fireworks that sparkle. The rationale was that the state was losing sales tax revenue to Connecticut and New Hampshire, nearby states that sell fireworks that are illegal in Rhode Island. more