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Conservative, progressive Dems jockey to lead the R.I. Senate

Providence Democratic Sen. Frank Ciccone III says he’s seeking a Senate leadership spot as a way to pay tribute to his friend and “brother,”...

RIC to suspend 20 degree programs, citing low enrollment

PROVIDENCE – Close to two dozen degree programs and concentrations offered at Rhode Island College will be suspended by the state-run school starting in...

City Council approves Smiley’s plan to increase property tax cap in...

PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday approved a resolution expressing support for Mayor Brett P. Smiley's effort to increase the total property tax...

Proposed bill could make R.I. 10th state with equity impact laws

Nine states have equity impact laws. Rhode Island could be 10th under this bill. When lawmakers bring a bill to the chamber floor, one of...

What should government do about soaring rent?

As Rhode Island rents continue to surge, affordable housing advocates are calling for investments that go beyond measures proposed in Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s...
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House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi talks before a joint legislative commission on plastic bottle waste before its meeting in December. Shekarchi has given caution signals about this year’s budget process because of a cloudy fiscal picture ahead. 
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Uneasy money: Worries about returning to deficits hang over General Assembly

The warning flags have been raised: Rhode Island legislators are about to return to reality. After two years of massive surpluses, state budget officials are...
HOMEGROWN: Amelia Lopez, left, Southside Community Land Trust food access associate, and Appoline Alphonsine, a college intern, sort through vegetables harvested by the Providence nonprofit. SCLT recently received an $80,000 grant from the city that was not part of the $10 million racial reparation initiative. Some have complained that the city is moving too slow on deploying the $10 million equities program.
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What happened to Providence’s reparations initiative?

Jim Vincent threw himself into the work when he was appointed to the Providence Municipal Reparations Commission in early 2022 because he saw an...

McKee signs legislation strengthening lead enforcement  

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday signed several bills into law, among them part of a legislative package of lead poisoning prevention...

R.I. adopts Juneteenth as state holiday beginning in 2024

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has become the 29th state to officially establish Juneteenth as a state holiday. The holiday, Juneteenth National Freedom Day, will be...

Lawyers only constant in ever-evolving General Assembly

Farmers were a powerful voting bloc in Rhode Island in the early days of statehood and ruled the General Assembly. That’s because the structure of...
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