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Should the General Assembly ban assault-style weapons in Rhode Island this...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Jan. 31 joined a host of state leaders in proposing a ban on assault-style weapons in Rhode Island. McKee, Lt....

McKee proposes R.I. ban on assault weapons

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee joined other state leaders on Tuesday at the Statehouse in proposing a ban on assault-style weapons in Rhode...

State retirement system assets dip in 2022

PROVIDENCE – Trending in line with states’ pension funds across the county, a report of the annual performance of the Employees’ Retirement System of...

‘We’re just getting started’: McKee vows to keep up momentum in...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee was sworn in Tuesday for his first full term as the state’s chief executive.  Characterizing his new term as...

92K R.I. voters have cast early ballots; polls open 8 a.m....

PROVIDENCE – With Election Day looming on Tuesday, more than 92,000 Rhode Island residents have already voted for who they want in office.  As of...
A NEW R.I. COMMERCE secretary is expected to be announced June 27.

New R.I. commerce secretary to be announced June 27

PROVIDENCE – A new state secretary of commerce is expected to be announced by Gov. Daniel J. McKee on June 27, McKee spokesperson Matt...

RIPTA, Central Falls join forces on geofencing technology pilot program

CENTRAL FALLS – Using a new federal grant, the R.I. Public Transit Authority and the city will test technology to promote the use of...

2 months into fiscal 2021, R.I. waits on budget; $269M in...

PROVIDENCE – How long can Rhode Island go without a budget? Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said this week it could go on for several more...
HIGHER PRIORITIES: Mario Bueno, executive director of Progreso Latino, a nonprofit that provides comprehensive social services to Latin Americans in Rhode Island, speaks with Johanna Tones, bookkeeper. Bueno said the 2020 census is not as high a priority for immigrants as other, more-pressing concerns, such as working and housing.
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Rhode Island could lose one of its two U.S. House seats...

The last time a U.S. census form arrived in the mail, Marcela Betancur helped her mother fill it out. As a 20-year-old, she had...
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