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Lawmakers propose game-changing new law to ban a dangerous substance found in human bodies: 'A growing threat to our water and our health'
Lawmakers in Rhode Island are proposing a statewide anti-microplastics act to limit the impact that microplastics have on the ...
RI opens new office to oversee cannabis industry
The Ocean State has officially established a designated office to oversee all licensing, compliance and enforcement related to medical and adult-use cannabis.
RI home building slowest in continental US in new Census numbers. What state leaders say.
Rhode Island built new homes at the slowest pace in the continental United States last year and is dead last in residential construction among all states and Washington D.C. since 2020, according to ...
Lawmakers urge Butler Hospital to settle contract dispute with union
State lawmakers are urging Care New England to resolve its contract dispute with the New England Health Care Employees Union ...
Is a revolving fund the answer to RI's climate funding crunch? Why some officials think so.
Legislation would create a special revolving fund in RI to pay for projects to protect communities from flooding and other ...
City leaders in the spotlight: What to know about Providence Council President Rachel Miller
Rachel Miller has been Providence's City Council president since 2023. Miller came to Providence by way of Long Island, ...
Trump lays out vision for Mideast during first major foreign trip of term. See highlights from Tuesday.
President Trump gave his clearest vision yet for the region, where goals of fostering human rights and democracy have been ...
R.I. legislators may call for a special session this fall amid federal funding cuts, uncertainty
In the 2008 financial crisis and 2021 pandemic, the federal government helped R.I. with tough budgets. “Now, it’s the federal ...