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

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

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

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

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 ...

The New Shoreham Town Council met with the town’s lobbyists at Town Hall on Monday, just one day before the start of the ...

The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) released a report on Friday examining the state’s fiscal outlook ahead of ...

With the 2025 legislative session officially begun, the focus turns to Gov. Dan McKee and his scheduled State of the State ...

The Rhode Island Senate remains the more fractious of Smith Hill’s two legisla- tive chambers as lawmakers kicked off a new ...

In opening remarks, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi warned of the looming $300 million deficit, which is paired with ...

It was that rare kind of day when legislators brought members of their families into the ornate chambers of the House and ...