Shekarchi often says that the fate of legislation is driven by the membership of the 75-member House and, more specifically, ...

Standing up for civil liberties tends to be a busy job. That’s even more true with President Trump pushing the bounds of executive power on a variety of fronts. Trump has raised the focus on ...

Organized labor now has a firm hold on Senate leadership. Is the fast-tracking of two labor-backed bills a sign of things to ...

Is there any one moment that marks the beginning of the end of each year's legislative session? The answer is yes.

About 47 percent of registered voters ages 18 to 29 cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election last year. That’s less ...

A Rhode Island barber accused of Venezuelan gang affiliation has been granted 72 hours of protection from deportation by a ...

Proposed legislation would allocate 50% of cannabis tax revenue to a fund for improvements in health, housing and education in targeted cities.

That’s because lawmakers are mulling a proposal that would impose a new tax on boats. The R.I. House Committee on Finance ...

Rhode Island legislators introduced three bills to address plastic bottle waste, including a "bottle bill" and an "extended producer responsibility" program. The bottle bill would implement a 10 ...

Investors are being pitched on $165M in bonds to facilitate sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Fatima hospital to a ...

Rhode Island joined 18 other states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education. The lawsuit challenges the potential withholding of federal education funds over diversity, equity, and ...