Why is a foot doctor being considered for a seat on RI's embattled coastal council? What we know.
A Barrington foot doctor is on track to fill one of several vacancies on the powerful state coastal council after getting ...
Senate President Ruggerio home from the hospital. When will he be back at the State House?
PROVIDENCE – Senate President Dominick Ruggerio is home from Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, where he has spent most of the last month. The 76-year-old Ruggerio had been hospitalized since Feb. 19 with ...
'Parental rights' or 'book banning zealots'? RI bill opens up culture war over school libraries.
Rhode Island lawmakers are once again embroiled in what Westerly librarian Bill Lancellotta described as a "culture war that ...
With Ruggerio still in the hospital, RI state senators are talking about succession.
The 76-year-old Ruggerio has missed four of the eight weekly Senate sessions so far this year, and will be staying in the hospital.
Democrats speak out against funding bill ahead of Senate vote
“Democrats need to decide if they’re going to support funding legislation that came over from the House, or if they’re going ...
Amid ‘chaos’ of Trump administration, R.I. legislators of color urge people to act locally
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, the new co-chairs of the R.I. Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian-American and Pacific ...
The Pell Grant started in Rhode Island 50 years ago. Will it outlive the US Department of Education?
Some fear the Pell Grant, the popular college aid program created by a Rhode Island senator, could be in jeopardy amid massive upheaval in Washington.
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Sen. Raptakis introduces bill to create Rhode Island Greek Heritage License Plate sponsored by AHEPA
Sen. Leonidas P. Raptakis has introduced legislation (2025-S 0155) that would create a Rhode Island Greek Heritage license ...
Trump administration's shadow looms over RI's Black, Latino and Asian-American caucus
Many of the bills on the priority list of the Rhode Island Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian-American and Pacific Islander (RIBLIA) Caucus are not technically new, only updated versions of bills that ...
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Could RI Sports Betting Monopoly End?
A group of Senators is looking to open the RI sports betting market to more sportsbooks than just the lottery's offering.
Will Pell Grants survive the Trump Administration’s funding cuts?
The Boston Globe Rhode Island’s Steph Machado joined 12 News at 4 on Thursday to talk about the history — and future — of ...