Should Rhode Island raise the minimum wage beyond next January’s already...
In 2018, Rhode Island’s minimum wage was $10.10. It’s increased eight times since then, to $16 an hour.
In January, it will rise again to...
Federal judge puts brakes on state’s cannabis license lottery
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily stymied the expansion of Rhode Island's cannabis industry by blocking state regulators from conducting a lottery...
Guilty pleas in scheme targeting elderly, including Rhode Islanders
PROVIDENCE – Two people pleaded guilty to their role in a transnational fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims in the United States, including Rhode Island.
Fangzheng Wang,...
Brown University police chief out after court settlement approved
PROVIDENCE – Brown University Chief of Police Rodney Chatman is leaving the university after a settlement proposal with Brown was approved in Rhode Island...
Irish national sentenced to 56 months in federal prison for home...
PROVIDENCE – An Irish national has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for his role in a traveling home repair...
Clock starts to fill vacancy on R.I. Supreme Court. Will the...
The search is officially on for a new associate justice on the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Gov. Daniel J. McKee on April 3 sent the...
Montalbano confirmed as R.I. Superior Court’s newest presiding judge
The man who once presided over the Rhode Island Senate will now oversee the operations of the state’s Superior Court network.
The Senate on April...
Truckers lose bid to be reimbursed for legal bills in RhodeWorks...
Rhode Island will receive around $200,000 out of the $9 million in legal fees it had requested from the association that sought to topple the state’s...
New Bedford couple pleads guilty to defrauding clients out of $750K
NEW BEDFORD – A married couple has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges after defrauding clients out of more than $750,000 through their insurance...
Supreme Court sides with Cox Communications in a copyright fight with...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with internet service provider Cox Communications Inc. in its copyright fight with record labels over...
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