ACLU sues Woonsocket mayor for blocking constituents on Facebook
WOONSOCKET – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two men against Woonsocket Mayor Lisa...
McKee signs pay equity, women’s health bills
PROVIDENCE – Protections for women in the workplace, schools and with insurance companies were among the host of bills enshrined into law by Gov....
Suttell named president of Conference of Chief Justices
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell on Wednesday was named president of the national Conference of Chief Justices.
Suttell this week...
R.I. issues guidance for businesses filing taxes on PPP loans
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Revenue and Division of Taxation issued tax filing guidance on Monday for businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program...
State courts plan to resume regular operations by Sept.
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island's courts are preparing to resume regular operations this fall.
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell issued an executive...
Twenty one mopeds impounded on Block Island
NEW SHOREHAM – Twenty one mopeds were impounded on Block Island on Sunday for what Police Chief Matthew C. Moynihan characterized as erratic and...
Not nice: Baron Cohen sues Massachusetts cannabis dispensary
BOSTON (AP) – Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has sued a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary he says used an image of his character Borat on a...
McKee signs two bills on gun laws
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed two bills into law Monday pertaining to guns in Rhode Island.
The first, a bill banning “straw purchases”...
Purdue Pharma exit plan gains steam with OK from more states,...
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to reorganize into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic got a big boost as 15...
RWU School of Law introduces required course on race and the...
BRISTOL – Roger Williams University School of Law announced Monday that it will introduce a new required course for students that will focus on...
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