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The budget proposal includes $345 million in bond items, expands eligibility for free school meals, begins to raise Medicaid reimbursement rates, and raises taxes on cigarettes.

Watch House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale's response to Gov. Dan McKee's State of the State address.

Governor McKee offers preview of goals in State of the State address.

Early Monday, hundreds of Rhode Islanders navigated a frozen Rhodes on the Pawtuxet parking lot for a breakfast honoring the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., as well as eleven Rhode Island students …

No matter what career one is in or hopes to pursue in the future, more in the state is being offered than ever before to help get one there. High school career and tech programs, new college …

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

STORY OF THE WEEK: Claudine Schneider is a rare breed in American politics: a Republican and former RI congresswoman who is doing everything in her power to stop Donald Trump from returning to the …

Governor calls for passing bond proposals for housing, a URI life sciences school, RIC’s cybersecurity program, and a State Archive and History Center.

Certain multi-talented artists defy easy description or categorization. Harry Cassell is one such individual and might best be described as a craftsperson - a creator who is dedicated to honing skills and mastering techniques in order to share her vision.

Both the national and state BLM organization have denounced Mark Fisher’s actions as being nothing more than a publicity stunt.