No vote was taken on 19 of the 20 bills endorsed by Climate Action Rhode Island because nothing comes to a vote without ...

Eric Ulis is the second candidate to announce they’re challenging Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos for the Democratic ...

Former Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio had long opposed such legislation, warning that the state could lose revenue at ...

Rhode Island lawmakers want to tax luxury homeowners who spend less than half the year in their second homes in the state a ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — For the first time, a bill to ban assault-style weapons made in out of committee at the Rhode Island State House Tuesday. The House Judiciary Committee voted 12-6 to ...

The Taylor Swift tax has been included in the list of the latest budget proposals by officials of Rhode Island.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a $14.3 billion state budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The House voted 66-9 to approve the bill.

Rhode Island legislation to repeal the payday lending law, allowing annualized interest rates of 260%, is progressing in the ...

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A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday blocked part of President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to revamp how elections are run in the United States.

Federal judge blocks Trump executive order that requires proof of US citizenship to vote and limits mail ... Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, ...