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Help is not on the way, business owners hurt by Washington...
Harut Matkasyan watches cars back up from the Interstate 195 Washington Bridge to his East Providence restaurant with a growing sense of hopelessness.
The streets...
Turnout cracks 5% as R.I. primary voters back Biden and Trump
Rhode Island’s lackluster presidential contest fizzled to a close Tuesday, with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump declared winners by the Associated Press 10 minutes after...
Trump and Biden aren’t the only names on R.I.’s primary ballot
It’s hardly going to be a nail-biter.
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have already clinched the nominations for Democrat and Republican parties, respectively, having won enough...
E.P. House candidate, Central Falls firefighters PAC fined for state campaign...
A former candidate for state representative and the political action committee for the Central Falls firefighters union have agreed to pay fines for violating...
McKee’s FY2025 budget targets tax delinquents in lieu of rate hikes
How to pad state coffers without unpopular tax hikes?
Make scofflaws turn in what they already owe.
By spending $700,000, Gov. Daniel J. McKee thinks the...
McKee calls for salary flexibility to help fill state health director...
Dr. Jim McDonald’s skillful explanations of complicated public health topics during the COVID-19 pandemic – showing how the virus spreads with a jar of...
State marijuana growers making more campaign donations in hopes of cutting...
Spencer Blier was expelled from his first college for smoking weed, then spent the next decade as a perpetual University of Rhode Island student,...
Advocates, lawmakers outline changes to strengthen, clarify R.I.’s open records law
Rhode Island’s public records law is having a moment.
After all, emails, text messages and a startling video showing bouncing anchor rods below Interstate 195...
Nunez named executive director of R.I. Board of Elections
Even after a nationwide search, the state elections agency didn’t end up straying far from home for its new leader.
In fact, the newly named...
Voters usually say yes to bond issues. Are local, state officials...
It’s not a great time to borrow.
Talk to anyone who recently took out a mortgage or a car loan, now paying interest rates not...
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