RI lawmakers are rallying around a bill requiring top nonprofit executives to share their salaries if they want state money.

Most basically, the legislation – headed for first-ever votes in the Rhode Island legislature – would prohibit the ...

Next to the state’s budget, this bill has gotten a lot of attention from lawmakers and Rhode Islanders. The bill, introduced ...

A bill that would require cities and towns to alert the public before making parking changes near access points was voted out ...

If passed by the full House on Thursday, attention will focus on whether new Senate President Lawson can get the bill to the ...

An 'assault weapons' ban for Rhode Island is getting its first vote this week, but some cities and towns are already fighting it.

Bill set for vote would raise RI minimum wage from $15 an hour this year to $16 an hour next year and $17 an hour in 2027.

The House Judiciary Committee is poised to advance a bill later today that would ban assault-style firearms in Rhode Island, ...

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 ...

Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator ... Before joining the General Assembly, Ruggerio was a policy aide for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor from 1977 to 1981.

(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 ...