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Under the direction of Sen. Linda Ujifusa, the Rhode Island State Senate designated Feb. 15, 2024, to honor the contributions of Black soldiers in the Revolutionary War.

The nicknames for residents of every US state may include some surprises.

The 2024-209 state plan offers dozens of strategies for improving the quality of life and accessibility of care for people with dememtia and those who take care of them

A fresh, sharp look at news, life and politics in Charlestown, Rhode Island

The Narragansett Bay Commission announced the completed excavation of a 2.2 mile tunnel.

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.

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation is warning people about a new scam targeting Rhode Island taxpayers.

You might call it a bachelor party: Rhode Island saw an almost 4% increase in bachelor’s degrees in 2022, according to new national data from a higher education foundation. “We did not see this much increase in any other state’s bachelor’s degrees,” said Courtney Brown, vice president of impact and planning for the Indianapolis-based Lumina […]

Citing low pay, bare-bones resources, and a lack of respect from management, a group of staffers at Providence news station ABC6 is seeking to unionize reporters, creative services, photographers, editors, meteorologists, the web team, producers, and technical media operators.

The Tidewater Landing soccer stadium deal in Pawtucket has gotten significantly more expensive for Rhode Islanders to pay off. And in more subtle ways, the latest version of the deal also undermines financial protections for the state.