Providence council’s ‘Know Your Rights’ mailers cause a stir
As immigration enforcement continues to intensify nationally, a split has surfaced at Providence City Hall among top elected officials over how much they should...
Term-limited AG has full plate as he mulls gubernatorial run
Rhode Island’s activist attorney general, Peter F. Neronha, has lots of unfinished business as he hits the homestretch of his second and final term.
He’s...
Lawmakers ease medical debt burden
State leaders still have work to do to ease R.I.’s health care and housing crises but give lawmakers credit for eliminating one often-hidden financial...
Wins against tobacco in legislative session; work remains
As Rhode Island lawmakers move into summer and say goodbye to another legislative session, now is the perfect time to look back at tobacco...
Are Brown University and other prominent colleges being unfairly targeted by...
Brown University on July 1 was subpoenaed by the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, with committee leadership claiming that the university has failed...
McKee vetoes two bills aimed at reducing DMV fees
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday issued his only vetoes of the closing legislative session, opposing a pair of bills that would...
McKee names Bennett interim R.I. commerce secretary
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday appointed R.I. Commerce Corp. CEO and President James S. Bennett to serve as interim R.I. commerce secretary.
Bennett...
Providence recreation director resigns
PROVIDENCE – The city is looking for a new leader of its recreation department.
Stephen Grace, Providence's recreation department director, has resigned from his role...
T.F. Green Airport officials file suit to block reinstatement of fired...
The R.I. Airport Corp. is asking a state court to block an attempt by a fired firefighter who leads the union representing workers at...
House keeps R.I. a one sportsbook state, for now
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will remain a one-sportsbook state for now after legislation stalled in the House, though its sponsor says that is likely...