BACKGROUND: Smiley’s legislative priorities include tax hike, ending school takeover, new parking tax In August, a state ...

Five-figure bonuses for RI Convention Center staff; and Wickford residents protest a proposed roundabout at a problem ...

Six men from Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts have been prosecuted for their roles in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S ...

The Rhode Island General Assembly convened this week to begin its 2025-2026 term, with both chambers re-electing their ...

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Rhode Island House Speaker Joe Shekarchi starts 2025 in an enviable position. He has overwhelming support from the members who make up the House of Representatives -- and won re-election as speaker ...

Still, it was only a band-aid for the long-term budget problem. RIPTA is operated efficiently, but it relies on a declining source of funding (gas tax) and multiple studies have shown it is ...

Gov. Janet Mills unveiled a two-year state budget proposal Friday that includes an increased tax on cigarettes while also maintaining the state's free community college program and other ...

Last year, the federal government rolled out a new financial aid application process, and by all measures, it was a disaster ...

Rapid half-centuries from Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka and Janith Liyanage put Sri Lanka on course to a substantial total, before... The US has announced an increased $25m (£20.4m) reward for ...

In a last-ditch effort to save TikTok from a looming ban on January 19th the social media giant took its legal fight to the Supreme Court. Chapel Grille, a popular restaurant that has called ...

The U.S. dollar rallied on Friday after data showed the world's largest economy created more jobs than expected last month, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will pause its rate ...