R.I. Assembly begins 2025 session, reelecting Shekarchi and Ruggerio as leaders
In opening remarks, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi warned of the looming $300 million deficit, which is paired with ...
Faith leaders urge R.I. officials to remember those out in the cold
The Rev. Carl Jefferson delivers keynote at 17th annual vigil of Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty, noting ...
RI lawmakers are back in session today. Here's what to expect on opening day.
The annual event draws advocates from a long list of advocacy organizations to the rotunda to tell elected officials they ...
Nursing home advocates wanted lawmakers to override a McKee veto. Here's why that won't happen.
The Raise the Bar Coalition is now calling on the General Assembly "to expedite passage of the Workforce Standards Board bill on day one." ...
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RI group to demand state lawmakers pass assault weapons ban
Before the Rhode Island General Assembly convenes, the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) will meet at the ...
Rhode Island lawmakers return to work in new General Assembly session
(WJAR) — Tuesday marks the start of the 2025 General Assembly session in Rhode Island. This year there is a chance your taxes ...
'She led by doing': Community mourns loss of outspoken RI homelessness advocate
Rhode Island lost an unapologetic, tireless voice for the state's homeless and vulnerable residents with the death last month ...
Wickford residents protest installation of proposed roundabout. Is it too late?
In 2021 the town council voted to approve a roundabout at a complicated intersection. Four years later, it seems the town has ...
What is McKee's vision for RI in 2025? Here's what he told us.
Bid-rigging: Speaking of Neronha, one of the surprise takeaways from the attorney general's years-long investigation of the $5.2 million education-consulting contract the McKee administration gave the ...