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Advocates, lawmakers outline changes to strengthen, clarify R.I.’s open records law 

Rhode Island’s public records law is having a moment.   After all, emails, text messages and a startling video showing bouncing anchor rods below Interstate 195...

Independent Man to be removed from Statehouse Tuesday

PROVIDENCE – The time has come for the Independent Man to return to earth. Weather allowing, the 11-foot, spear-wielding statue that sits atop the Statehouse will...

McKee fires staffer for anti-Israeli statements

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee fired one of his Statehouse staffers after it was discovered the employee posted pro-Palestinian political opinions online, WPRI-TV...

How late Sen. Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin influenced policy after her...

A black tarp covering an empty Senate desk and a vase of white flowers perched atop served as a visual reminder of the late...

Did a recent court ruling disbanding a Statehouse encampment shortchange Rhode...

A Superior Court judge on Dec. 16 upheld Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s order to evict homeless individuals camped outside the Statehouse in protest to...

Marijuana debate needs full airing

Last December, Statehouse Democratic leaders came out against an anticipated proposal from Gov. Gina M. Raimondo to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults. They’d...
TIME TO LET GO: Visitors to the Statehouse can see the seal of the State of Rhode Island and Providence ­Plantations. / PBN FILE PHOTO/FRANK MULLIN

Is it time to remove “and Providence Plantations” from the state’s...

Ten years ago, Rhode Island voters overwhelmingly rejected eliminating "Providence Plantations" from the state's official name. Statehouse leaders have said they'll pass legislation giving voters...

Raimondo: ‘They came here to torch the Statehouse’; curfews set

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Tuesday activated the Rhode Island National Guard and local mayors announced curfews in anticipation of another night...

General Assembly chambers undergoing restoration, update

PROVIDENCE – A $2.5 million project to restore and update the General Assembly chambers at the Statehouse is underway and is expected to be...
AT THE CENTER OF THE ACTION: The Providence rail station, the proposed center of an intermodal transit hub, is getting pushback on a number of fronts, despite the city’s need for improved public transportation infrastructure.
 / PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Prov. transit projects should be supported, not undercut

A number of residential and commercial interests have filed suit to stop work on one piece of a series of projects aimed at improving...
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