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 ...

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

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

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 ...

The Washington Bridge is a perfect emblem for Rhode Island’s overarching narrative in 2024, a year that ends with the state’s ...

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

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 ...

The Rhode Island General Assembly is reminding local businesses of a new law for vapes in 2025. All flavored nicotine vapes ...