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Senate approves $13.9B state budget

PROVIDENCE – By a 34-1 vote, the Senate around midnight approved a $13.9 billion fiscal 2025 budget, the final deliberation before the spending package...

Providence City Council updates zoning rules to streamline housing development

PROVIDENCE – The Providence City Council on Thursday unanimously approved new zoning amendments to bring the city’s code in alignment with statewide regulatory requirements...

Tesla plans regional hub at Mashapaug Commons Plaza

PROVIDENCE – Tesla Inc. is planning to establish a regional hub at the Mashapaug Commons Plaza in the Reservoir Triangle neighborhood in the city’s...

Advocates celebrate McKee’s signing of housing legislation

WARWICK – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday ceremoniously signed the legislative package passed by the General Assembly in June and led by House Speaker...

House overwhelmingly approves $14B fiscal 2024 budget 

PROVIDENCE – House lawmakers on Friday overwhelmingly approved a $14.1 billion fiscal 2024 state budget, prioritizing new housing development, the one-time use of remaining...

Frustration building over slow pace of ‘Superman’ redevelopment

PROVIDENCE – It has been almost 14 months since state leaders held a celebratory press conference touting a public-private effort they said would transform...

House approves housing legislation

PROVIDENCE – The House on Tuesday approved two housing-related pieces of legislation, part of a 14-bill package supported by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi. The...

‘WaterFire Day’ celebrates release of 2023 schedule

PROVIDENCE – City and state officials Wednesday welcomed the 2023 WaterFire schedule by designating April 19 as “WaterFire Day,” complete with an evening lighting. Organized...
THE ANNUAL GUN CRIMES REPORT issued by Attorney General Peter Neronha on Monday offers a breakdown of gun-related prosecutions in state courts through 2022.  PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

AG report: High-capacity magazines, ghost guns a problem

PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on Monday released the office’s required annual gun crimes report for the 2022 calendar year, the first...

JCLS lawsuit filed in 2020 dismissed

PROVIDENCE – A 2-year-old lawsuit brought by former state Rep. Blake Filippi against former House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello and other members of the Joint...
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