R.I. legislative session begins with focus on assault weapons ban, budget gap, leadership votes
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, the Globe’s Steph Machado and Jim Hummel, host of “A Lively Experiment” on RI PBS, talk ...
Rhode Island was one of the most moved to states in 2024, study finds
How many people moved to Rhode Island in 2024? New ranking says it was one of the top states moved to last year ...
Smiley wants Providence schools back by July 1. He will ask General Assembly to make it happen.
When is the right time for the state to return Providence public schools to local control? Mayor Brett Smiley says this ...
‘The time is now’: Providence mayor wants control of schools back on July 1
The mayor is taking his demand to the General Assembly, seeking legislation to end the state takeover two years early.
Will Providence's taxes go up? Here's what Mayor Smiley wants to do.
Mayor Brett Smiley said he plans to ask the General Assembly to raise the city's taxes above the 4% threshold.
RI’s $300M budget deficit top of mind this legislative session
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island lawmakers will return to Smith Hill Tuesday for the start of the new legislative ...
Smiley’s legislative priorities include tax hike, ending school takeover, new parking tax
The list of priorities also include new money for Superman Building and burying the power lines in Indian Point Park.
Mayor seeks return of Providence school control in July, wants lawmakers to override state
In unveiling his legislative agenda for the upcoming General Assembly session, Mayor Brett Smiley said, "The time is now" for ...
Speaker: Tax increase possible to help pay for Rhode Island state budget deficit
Tuesday under a shiny, refurbished statue of the Independent Man, Rhode Island lawmakers will get back to work in a new ...
Here's how Rhode Island's biggest public companies fared in 2024
United Natural Foods Inc., buoyed by the turnaround plan it began in 2023, saw the biggest lift in value last year among Rhode Island's public companies, while CVS Health, plagued by turmoil and ...
Police seeking person of interest in Providence homicide
Detectives are asking for the public's help identifying a person of interest in an ongoing homicide investigation.
Bird flu brings egg purchase limits to some RI grocery stores
Some local grocery stores are implementing purchase limits, only letting shoppers take home two cartons of eggs as farmers grapple with the bird flu.