Rhode Island’s General Assembly advanced a range of legislation this week, tackling issues from overdose prevention and ...

The authors say bottle bills have worked in other states and countries to drastically reduce litter, increase recycling rates ...

WHEATON, of the Second Rhode Island Regiment, and the officers and men under his command, were unanimously adopted. A resolution tendering the sympathics of the General Assembly to the families of ...

Dan McKee vetoed last year spells out a scheme for taxing kratom and requiring licenses for retailers. Critics say that there ...

A Rhode Island student shares his story, and a social worker writes: “It’s time for Rhode Island to invest in additional ...

The reworked bill has "refined" the hotly disputed definitions of which firearms would be classified as assault weapons.

(WJAR) — Tuesday marks the start of the 2025 General Assembly session in Rhode Island. This year there is a chance your taxes may go up to help the state’s budget. House Speaker Joseph ...

With the percolating tensions in the Rhode ... in the Assembly two years ago because she didn't yet know if "we truly shared the same concerns about the quality of life in Rhode Island." ...

Under RI law, nonprofits that receive funding from the little-known Housing Resources Commission are also required to hold seats on its board.

Earth Day provides an opportunity to reflect on environmental and sustainability topics, including recently proposed legislation in the Rhode Island General Assembly including efforts to enshrine ...

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