Government

PROVIDENCE – A settlement was reached Monday between the U.S. Attorney’s Rhode Island District office, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and...

WASHINGTON – Republicans fighting to hang on to their majority in the House in the congressional elections this November may be helped by one...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Categorizing the state’s second-quarter performance as ending on a positive note, University of Rhode Island Economist Leonard Lardaro measured the June...

CRANSTON – Mayor Alan W. Fung, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice this week, agreeing to terms...

WARWICK — Rhode Island Fast Ferry is seeking a one-year extension on its deadline to fulfill the necessary requirements put forth by the R.I....

PROVIDENCE - The Providence Department of Public Works has issued a policy regarding electric scooters in the city, following the unannounced appearance of motorized...

The climate in Rhode Island for small businesses has generally been on the upswing – by one recent study it’s the second-best in the...

Engineers are problem-solvers. But is there an engineering solution to long lines at the voting precincts? A professor of industrial and systems engineering at...

PAWTUCKET – Farm Fresh Rhode Island has received $4.6 million to help encourage Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants across New England to increase their...

WESTPORT – The town recently learned it will lose $230,000 in state reimbursement money next year for its state-owned beaches, www.southcoasttoday.com reported Aug. 6.The...