Tag: 2026
General Assembly opens 2026 legislative session
PROVIDENCE – State lawmakers are set to convene on Smith Hill Tuesday to officially start the six-month 2026 legislative session.
House and Senate leaders typically...
Minimum wage hike, short-term rental tax among new laws going into...
PROVIDENCE – Another minimum wage hike and several requirements for Rhode Island employers are among a host of new laws that will take effect...
Restaurant owner announces 2026 gubernatorial bid
PROVIDENCE – Another candidate has entered the 2026 gubernatorial race.
Gregory D. Stevens, who owns Pat’s Italian Restaurants in Coventry, Cumberland and Johnston, will join incumbent Gov....
McKee announces reelection bid via campaign video
PROVIDENCE – It’s official, Gov. Daniel J. McKee will seek another four-year term in 2026.
In a two-minute video released by his campaign Monday morning,...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg tours Washington Bridge damage
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday said replacing the Washington Bridge needs to be a swift process although he acknowledged that...













