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R.I. overspent on film tax credits in 2022, creating unexpected $3.2M...
From “The Gilded Age” to “Hocus Pocus 2,” Rhode Island has played a starring role in a growing number of TV shows, movies, commercials...
Fitch upgrades R.I. credit, bond ratings ahead of June 9 sale
Chipping away at the state’s unfunded pension liability has strengthened Rhode Island’s financial footing, according to Fitch Ratings.
The credit ratings agency recently upgraded its...
Elections board prepares to revamp R.I.’s aging campaign finance software. It...
Twenty-three years is young for a person. But for a software system, it’s ancient.
That’s why Rhode Island election administrators are pushing to rejuvenate the...
Ciccone can vote on assault weapons ban, other gun bills, R.I....
Senate Majority Leader Frank Ciccone’s side business selling guns out of his house does not prevent him from discussing and voting on an assault-style weapons...
Senate allows McKee cabinet pay raises, marking split with House
Eleven members of Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s cabinet will see their salaries increase Sunday, after the R.I. Senate declined to stop the pay bumps...
After winning over House for second year, fate of election deepfakes...
ChatGPT was hardly a household name when Rep. Jacquelyn Baginski first pitched state regulations limiting artificial intelligence in elections in January 2024.
Seventeen months later, the AI-powered...
R.I. environmental police are finally staffing up
Rhode Island’s state environmental police force has been troubled by vacancies for at least 20 years.
But not for much longer. The R.I. Department of...
Conservative, progressive Dems jockey to lead the R.I. Senate
Providence Democratic Sen. Frank Ciccone III says he’s seeking a Senate leadership spot as a way to pay tribute to his friend and “brother,”...
R.I. lawmakers still debating merits of safe injection site program
Rep. Jay Edwards expected opposition when he first pitched the idea of setting up medically supervised sites in Rhode Island where people could safely...
Hundreds of state workers still await merit raises. McKee’s cabinet heads...
Denise Robinson’s role at the R.I. Department of Transportation has changed dramatically since she started 36 years ago. New technology and updated government regulations...
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