Tag: R.I. Division of Motor Vehicles
Charity license plates drive home important messages
Every now and then, drivers spot Rhode Island license plates that don’t have the typical blue wave. Some have a pink ribbon, a sports...
Providence auto dealer given 15-month prison term for rolling back odometers
PROVIDENCE – A city auto dealer has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading no contest for selling 42 cars after tampering...
Everybody’s Business: Entrepreneur finds himself in driver’s seat
(Editor’s note: This is the 59th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
Businesses seek red tape reform, as tax relief unlikely in 2026...
CRANSTON – With his $14.2 billion spending proposal for fiscal year 2026 set to be vetted by the General Assembly, Gov. Daniel J. McKee...
Neronha accuses car dealership of deceiving customers, deceptive sales practices
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is suing a Rhode Island car dealership for alleged deceptive sales and advertising practices and violation of the state’s consumer...
Rhode Island DMV launches new online portal
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents can now check their driver's license, vehicle registrations and other Division of Motor Vehicles records online.
The newly digitized services are part of a...
HELP WANTED: There are 1,700 unfilled state jobs, but has anyone...
Stacy Smith says the job for “front-line” workers at the R.I. Department of Human Services isn’t easy in normal times, but the labor market...
Charity license plates coming to fruition, but slowly
PROVIDENCE – Bob Sweeney is now breathing a long-awaited sigh of relief.
On April 29, prior to the Providence Bruins’ playoff game at the Amica...
DMV to update manual amid ACLU concerns that it dismisses racial...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Division of Motor Vehicles will update its driver's manual in response to the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island...
Technology power issue impacting state offices; R.I. DMV forced to close
PROVIDENCE – An emergency power issue is impacting several online customer service functions with all Rhode Island state offices on Wednesday.
Various state offices, including...


















