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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 ...
Six Rhode Islanders − 4 Democrats, 1 Republican and 1 independent − have declared themselves candidates for the North ...
There is a move afoot to honor the late Senate President Dominick Ruggerio by naming the Senate chamber after him. Ruggerio died on April 21 after more than four decades as a Rhode Island legislator, ...
Each municipality sought a different amount to combat its funding shortages, but most were addressing large sums owed to ...
In addition to lawmakers elected to represent them, some RI cities and towns also hire lobbyists to represent them in the ...
Minutes into the earlier Senate debate, Democratic Sen. Pamela Lauria attempted to reinstate the language banning possession ...
Two amendments proposed by Senate Republicans failed, which would have pushed the start date back to 2027 and allow for ...
First, Gov. McKee presented the $14.2B budget. Then, the General Assembly had to take it and rework it to plug the holes.
A former town employee sued Mayor Charles Lombardi earlier this month claiming that he was fired after he refused to work on ...
The Senate Finance Committee will be discussing the proposed $14.34 billion Rhode Island budget for Fiscal Year 2026 on Wednesday at 6:30.