Millions of people rely on Medicare, and it can be part of your health insurance plan when you retire.
For more than 80 years, our programs have contributed to the financial security of the elderly and the disabled.
The East Providence City Council approved the ban on Tuesday. It will take effect in six months.
If you receive a call from Social Security and aren't expecting one, you must be extra careful!
See some of the time-saving features of the "my Social Security" account.
The funding is part of a $475 million grant program built into the federal government's 2019 spending budget by Senator Jack Reed.
A spokesperson for the mayor said Tuesday that a miscommunication caused the police department to direct all media inquiries to the mayor.
Complimentary tickets available for Viennese Favorites & Beethoven 4 with Conductor Tania Miller and pianist Sara Davis Buechner, Jan. 26
The Main Street Improvement grant will be used to draw traffic to small businesses near Bullocks Point Avenue and the East Bay Bike Path.
Both U.S. Senate candidates went on the offensive for issues including Brett Kavanaugh, the opiod crisis, and President Trump's policies.
Unofficial results show O'Connell lost the state representative Democratic primary in East Providence to Jose Serodio by 12 votes.
Results from the Rhode Island Secretary of State's office showed support for Gov. Gina Raimondo and Cranston Mayor Allan Fung.
An East Providence man was put in custody Sunday on charges of possessing child pornography police say he received from a Cranston man.
The Journal's editorial was one of hundreds from across the country in response to The Boston Globe's call to fight back against Trump.
Here are the highlights from this week.
Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Stephen Dambruch was appointed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in January.
New bill would require state to consider neighborhood impacts.
Voter turnout was 3.2 percent on Tuesday, and all six ballot questions passed.
The school committee meets in executive session and later in open session to deal with administrator contracts.
Mianna, 11, won Gov. Gina Raimondo's Women's History Month essay contest and was sworn in for a day of official government business.
The company has agreed to settle with the federal government for half a million.
Animal activists are hailing the Taiwan legislature's decision to ban selling dogs and cats for meat and to fine anyone caught eating it.
Week in Review: The Legislative Press Bureau has provided this summary of the week at the General Assembly.
During an event Friday, a WPRO-AM radio reporter saw the flag inside a state Department of Transportation garage in East Providence.
The R.I. Commerce Corporation said Wednesday it has reached a settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Majority Leader K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Warwick) sponsored a bill 4 years ago. The grooming industry managed to defeat it. He may try again.
Dominick Ruggerio is the new Senate president. Michael McCaffrey is the new Senate Majority Leader. Maryellen Goodwin stays on as whip.
Members of the RI House toasted St. Joseph's Day with libations, but Rep. Moira Walsh, D-Prov., drank water.
Stephen G. Dambruch Named Acting U.S. Attorney
Atty. Gen. Peter Kilmartin is holding a press conference on Thursday to announce a united effort to stop legalization.
U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Cong. James Langevin are part of a Rally with Rhode Islanders to Save Health Care
The governor's office said today she will request the documents connected to the Grand Jury's criminal probe.
AG Peter Kilmartin said 16 state Attorneys General have signed a Friend of the Court brief, which follows other legal actions last week.
AG Kilmartin said only yesterday Col. Ann C. Assumpico told him she will not re-open the criminal investigation.
The last holdout, Hilltop Securities Inc., has agreed to pay the state $16 million, the Commerce Corporation said.
Resist Hate RI has posted a Facebook event against President Trump's executive order halting the admission of refugees from certain nations.
The governor is not calling her decision to skip President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration a boycott. She's too busy.
Rhode Island this week received another letter from the federal government, but no extra staff was assigned to help and time off continued.
Johnson & Johnson will open health technology center in Providence.
Voters have now gone back inside.