Jennifer McDermott
Clamorous students participate in government – by suing it
Students in Rhode Island are asking a federal appeals court to affirm that all public school students have a constitutional right to a civics...
Appeals are mounting in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement, including from R.I....
Objections to a historic settlement with Purdue Pharma are mounting in the form of appeals, with Rhode Island's attorney general saying Wednesday the plan...
Navy is overhauling education system as U.S. advantages erode
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The U.S. Navy is overhauling its approach to education because the nation no longer has a massive economic and technological...
AP: Schools takeover, abortion debate top R.I. news in 2019
PROVIDENCE (AP) — The state takeover of the struggling Providence school system, a debate over abortion rights in the General Assembly and immigration protests...
Mattiello wants more legislative oversight at vets home
PROVIDENCE (AP) – The Rhode Island Veterans Home is proposing new ways to close a nearly $3 million deficit, prompting the state's House speaker...
Sports betting’s rapid expansion faces more tests in 2020
LINCOLN (AP) — The line for the ticket windows at a Rhode Island casino's sportsbook stretched to the door on one afternoon last month:...