Each municipality sought a different amount to combat its funding shortages, but most were addressing large sums owed to ...

The Rhode Island General Assembly meets for a little over six months a year, and most of the activity happens in the final ...

There was little doubt the Senate would pass the $14.3 billion state budget, but that didn't mean the final debate was ...

The R.I. Senate approved its version of the assault weapons ban Friday, sending it back over to the House. The bill, ...

A former town employee sued Mayor Charles Lombardi earlier this month claiming that he was fired after he refused to work on ...

McKee registered his protest against the new budget with reporters, saying he won't sign it, but he won't veto it either.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee has approved the state’s budget for fiscal year 2026. But ...

Rhode Island isn’t the only state with a part-time legislature that condenses all of its business into six months. Some state legislatures convene for shorter periods, while others work year-round.

The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved an assault weapon bill that left both gun-rights advocates ...

The funeral procession of former RI Senate president Dominick J. Ruggerio as it pauses in front of the RI State House on April 28, 2025. Bill would rename Senate chamber after Ruggerio ...