Six Rhode Islanders − 4 Democrats, 1 Republican and 1 independent − have declared themselves candidates for the North ...

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

Two amendments proposed by Senate Republicans failed, which would have pushed the start date back to 2027 and allow for ...

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, ...

Six candidates, four Democrats, one Republican, and one independent, are vying for the late Dominick Ruggerio's Rhode Island state Senate seat. The Democratic primary is scheduled for July 8, ...

Minutes into the earlier Senate debate, Democratic Sen. Pamela Lauria attempted to reinstate the language banning possession ...

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

The Senate Finance Committee will be discussing the proposed $14.34 billion Rhode Island budget for Fiscal Year 2026 on Wednesday at 6:30.

PROVIDENCE – The first gun bill of the year won the approval of the Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday and, as non-controversial as it may seem, it did spark some concerns about "the proliferation ...