Jon Brien News Today

WOONSOCKET – City Council members and Woonsocket’s state delegates agreed that addressing certain tax laws and readjusting the state’s education funding formula remain high priorities for this legislative session.

Titled the “Electronic Information and Data Privacy Act,” the legislation would prohibit law enforcement agencies from obtaining “the location information, stored data, or transmitted data of an electronic device; or electronic information or data transmitted by the owner of the electronic information or data to a remote computing service provider” without a warrant based on probable cause.

PROVIDENCE — Sitting before a group of 26 people responsible for his department’s budget and job status, the state’s transportation chief on Monday said he is “truly …

The House and Senate Oversight Committees joined Monday night to discuss the Washington Bridge crisis.

A legislative oversight hearing lasted nearly four hours, yet left many issues unresolved.

The transportation chief spent too much time at Monday's oversight hearing patting himself on the back rather than admitting major mistakes were made.

WOONSOCKET – Many of Jacque Schneider’s neighbors know him as the 101-year-old who still walks his dog Helga two to three times a day.

STORY OF THE WEEK: At the ripe old age of 35, Gabe Amo has emerged as the bright new star among Rhode Island Democrats. While he will enter Congress as its most junior member, Amo seems poised to …

WOONSOCKET – Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt has resigned from the position she has held for a decade. A letter of resignation was received by the city clerk Thursday afternoon, Nov. 9,

WOONSOCKET – The day after it arrived, representatives from The Source Ministries were training members of Community Care Alliance to operate the new Dignity Bus at Holy Family Church, 414