With the Rhode Island General Assembly session scheduled to begin on Jan. 6, WhatsUpNewp has reached out to the area’s ...

With the Rhode Island General Assembly session scheduled to begin on Jan. 6, WhatsUpNewp has reached out to the area’s legislators to learn what they see as the most pressing issues facing Rhode ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Tuesday under a shiny, refurbished statue of the Independent Man, Rhode Island lawmakers will get back to work in a new General Assembly session. From the data breach to the ...

Current and former police officers make up one third of the new lawmakers headed to Smith Hill in January. In total, the General Assembly is getting 12 new members – eight Democrats and four ...

PROVIDENCE – And just like that, they're back. With the percolating tensions in the Rhode Island Senate providing the day's drama – the state's part-time legislators took their oaths of office on ...

PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly has approved a bill to limit the proliferation of high-powered "assault weapons," a compromise that split the gun-control community on its way to final votes on the ...

More than 2,500 bills and resolutions were introduced across both sides of the State House rotunda this year. But far fewer — about 300 when discounting resolutions extending congratulations and ...

A driver charged after police say she hit and killed a man has an extensive criminal record. Former Celtics player Terry Rozier to be arraigned over sports betting scheme Former Boston Celtics player ...

PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island General Assembly wrapped up the 2025 legislative session after 1 a.m. Saturday in a final burst of voting and speechifying. On the Rhode Island Report podcast, the ...

RISavers administered by Vestwell is expected to begin a pilot in the spring of 2025 in partnership with Connecticut's state program. Rhode Island General Treasurer James Diossa announced Wednesday ...

PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, 76, has died after battling cancer and other ailments, his office confirmed Monday. Ruggerio was hospitalized again last week. He was ...