RHODE ISLAND's House Finance Committee has approved amended lottery legislation regarding an agreement with International Game Technology PLC and its partner, Bally’s Corp., to solidify a 20-year deal to run the state-sponsored gambling operation. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island legislative employees are working from home Thursday out of caution because of violence at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon, when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol in an unsuccessful attempt to overturn certification of the presidential election. The directive to the employees came down from leadership of the R.I. General Assembly,…