Report: Man charged in attempted arson of Warwick eatery
WARWICK – A 47-year-old resident has been charged with arson after he allegedly attempted to burn down a popular restaurant, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported Tuesday.
Brian Fisher was arrested...
Homelessness groups sue again in R.I. to block Trump’s latest HUD...
Three days after a Rhode Island federal judge struck down one version of the Trump administration’s homelessness grant rules, a coalition of communities and...
R.I. Supreme Court rules state officials not immune in Civil Rights...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the state and its officials cannot claim immunity from lawsuits filed under the Rhode Island...
New state laws as of July 1 include ‘Taylor Swift tax,’...
PROVIDENCE – In addition to the start of the state’s $15.2 billion fiscal year 2027 budget, several previously approved laws went into effect on...
Chinese company, U.S. payment firm agree to pay $600M to settle...
PROVIDENCE – A Chinese company and its U.S.-based payment processor have agreed to pay $600 million to resolve allegations that they failed to prevent illegal sales of pharmaceuticals, The U.S. Department of...
DOJ sues Rhode Island over college tuition benefits for noncitizens
The U.S. Department of Justice on June 29 added Rhode Island and Massachusetts to the list of states it is suing over higher education...
Neronha joins lawsuit challenging new Medicaid work requirements
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, along with 23 other state attorneys general and two governors, joined a lawsuit on Monday challenging the...
Mass. concrete company ordered to pay $115K for worker’s death in...
BOSTON – An East Freetown concrete company has been ordered to pay $115,000 in restitution for violating safety protocols after an incident that resulted in a...
Rhode Island joins multistate push to rein in e-book licensing costs...
It can be costly for Rhode Island’s public libraries to keep up with popular demand for digital copies of the latest bestsellers.
While print books...
Shekarchi’s bid to dismiss ethics complaint denied
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Ethics Commission is moving forward with a complaint challenging former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi’s bid for a seat on the...
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