Grab your crayons, kids. It's time to enter the Beetle Drawing Competition.
The Rhode Island congressional delegation issued statements Tuesday that said the deal with Iran will keep the world safer, if implemented.
"Where are the employees we’re working to attract going to live?" asks Rhode Island Housing Director Barbara Fields.
The bills, sponsored by U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, would restrict gun access to children, criminals and people with "serious mental illness"
The award is given to a legislator who has shown leadership on issues relating to children, families and people with disabilities.
If the Senate approves a companion bill on Wednesday, the state's minimum wage would increase to $9.60.
A roundup of some of the action in the Rhode Island General Assembly last week.
The final budget will be $37.9 million.
Sen. Joshua MIller and Rep. John Edwards said ADFs save money and possibly lives by making it harder to convert into snort/injectible form.
Denise Saurette is Tiverton's current Town Treasurer.
Denise Saurette is Tiverton's current Town Treasurer
How would you use the $173 million surplus funds?
Sen. Louis DiPalma said the vital work of home care workers is "too often forgotten."
Deborah Pallasch and Carol Herrmann are current School Committee Members.
Tiverton 1st is a grassroots community organization open to all who support preserving our quality of life in Tiverton by maintaining both o
The bill will enable school PTOs to sell baked goods on Election Day after a controversy put a stop to the practice last year.
A letter to the editor regarding the upcoming budget vote.
Joshua Mello and Deborah Janick are current Tiverton Budget Committee Members.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will meet to hear a number of closely-watched bills that would amend the state constitution.
"Informed healthcare consumers make better decisions for themselves and their loved ones," said Sen. Louis P. DiPalma and Rebecca Costello.
"During the next weeks and months, I look forward to sharing with you my thoughts about the future of our great country," Chafee said.
The state is expected to recoup about $4.7 million for storm-related costs from the federal government.
Rep. John G. Edwards (D-Dist. 70, Tiverton, Portsmouth) said the bill will spur new housing supply and construction jobs.
If the House approves a similar bill, drivers could face fines up to $100 for using a non-hands-free phone by 2017.
Some 3,400 individuals in Rhode Island did not file a return in 2011. Nearly $3.3 million is owed in refunds.
Did you know you can be reimbursed for hitting a pothole in Rhode Island?
“Marijuana prohibition has been a long-term failure,” said State Sen. Joshua Miller, D-Cranston/Providence.
Former Speaker of the House Gordon Fox will serve three years in prison for using a campaign account as a slush fund and taking bribes.
A champion for the people and a key figure in the 2004 passage of separation of powers legislation has died after a battle with cancer.
The legislation would apply to all forms of tobacco.
The bill has been held for further study.
The bill would give Rhode Islanders better protection against ID theft and improve the response if it happens.
The bill would roll back a 2010 law that legalized sparklers and other small fireworks but some say opened the door to a free-for-all.
The law would let immigrants use a foreign birth certificate to obtain a driving permit, though it couldn't be used as a state ID.
Governor Gina Raimondo has announced the names and job descriptions of everyone hired to serve in the Governor's office.
It was widely expected that Governor-elect Gina Raimondo would appoint Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts for the post.
Rhode Island's senior ranking U.S. Senator, Jack Reed, has easily been reelected to a fourth six-year term.
Here is the list of those who won Little Compton's vote.
Here is the list of those who won Tiverton's vote.