Should the state Ethics Commission ban lobbyists from giving gifts over...
The state Ethics Commission on Feb. 11 took the first step toward strengthening the so-called “gift rule” to ban lobbyists from giving gifts over...
More eviction filings have these nonprofit legal services laboring
Lawyer Steven S. Flores and his staff at the Housing Law Center at Rhode Island Legal Services Inc. are busy these days, and many...
Central Falls man pleads guilty in check-washing bank fraud
PROVIDENCE – A Central Falls man on Monday pleaded guilty to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy in federal court, admitting that he deposited...
Neronha joins lawsuit against Trump administration cutting medical research funding
BOSTON (AP) – Attorneys general from 22 states, including Rhode Island, filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration for slashing funding for medical and...
Federal judge dismisses lawsuits challenging R.I. cannabis law
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge on Thursday dismissed two civil lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the state's legal cannabis law that were brought against...
Is President Donald Trump right to aggressively move to shrink the...
An estimated 50,000 federal employees had accepted a deferred-resignation package offered by the Trump administration before a judge paused a Feb. 6 deadline after...
Cranston resident given prison time, deportation order for $280K retail theft
PROVIDENCE – A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison and will be deported for his role in a retail theft...
Should the state strip the embattled R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council...
The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council on Jan. 28 voted 6-0, without discussion, to deny Quidnessett Country Club’s request to reclassify the water off...
Romanian national pleads guilty in multistate ATM skimming conspiracy
PROVIDENCE – A second Romanian national has pleaded guilty in federal court for participating in a card-skimming conspiracy on ATMs which spanned across six...
Pawtucket resident convicted of running international money laundering scheme
PROVIDENCE – A Ghanaian national residing in Pawtucket has been convicted for running an international money laundering scheme, U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Zachary...