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PROVIDENCE – As the 2025 legislative session comes to an end, The Providence Journal is tracking dozens of major bills and ...
The 2025 Rhode Island General Assembly legislative session is coming to a close after six months. Key legislation, including ...
Even with $15 million in new funding proposed by lawmakers, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority would need to cut up to ...
A Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) employee is facing charges after police say he stabbed a coworker during an argument outside the agency.
A Rhode Island Public Transit Authority employee allegedly stabbed a co-worker June 11 during an argument over the suspect's ...
The proposed tax and spending plan would raise Medicaid rates to inject $45M into primary care, $38M into hospitals and $12M ...
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has narrowed its search for a new hub in downtown Providence to two locations on either side of the train station, but there is still no timeline for when ...
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Scott Avedisian, a former mayor of Warwick, will receive nearly $68,000 after resigning from his position following a hit-and-run crash PROVIDENCE — RIPTA’s board of directors on Tuesday ...
But the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is facing a $18 million budget deficit in addition to a driver shortage and will likely need to impose a long list of service cuts. Providence Journal ...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority on Tuesday hired a private consortium to plan a central bus hub and commercial development somewhere in Providence, the cost of which is ...