It’s the first day of the legislative session in Rhode Island, and we’ve already heard about the top priorities from ...

State Sen. David P. Tikoian, a Smithfield Democrat and a former Rhode Island State Police major, is slated to become the ...

Sen. Valarie Lawson looks almost uncomfortable when she initially sits down for an interview in a third-floor Rhode Island ...

(WJAR) — Tuesday marks the start of the 2025 General Assembly session in Rhode Island. This year there is a chance your taxes ...

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, the Globe’s Steph Machado and Jim Hummel, host of “A Lively Experiment” on RI PBS, talk ...

When is the right time for the state to return Providence public schools to local control? Mayor Brett Smiley says this ...

Rhode Island's minimum wage hit $15 an hour on Jan. 1, the rate set by legislation in 2021. That legislation brought gradual ...

Tuesday under a shiny, refurbished statue of the Independent Man, Rhode Island lawmakers will get back to work in a new ...

The move is part of Ruggerio cleaning house after an attempted coup on his senate presidency at the end of last year.

Ryan Pearson’s term as the second-ranking member of the Rhode Island Senate will formally end Tuesday. During a Democratic ...

All three of these proposals top the wish lists of one or more of Rhode Island's general officers heading into the 2025 legislative session. All reflect revived efforts to push previously introduced ...

President of the Rhode Island State Senate Dominick Ruggerio announced Thursday his plan to appoint Senator David P. Tikoian ...