Free school meals back on the table in new Rhode Island bill
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - All public-school students in Rhode Island could soon have access to free meals. Senator Jonathon Acosta and Representative Enrique George...
‘Let’s go back’: McKee sees I-195 Washington Bridge issues dating back to 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WPRI) — Gov. Dan McKee is urging those examining the Washington Bridge fiasco to take a longer look at what went...
RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence launches new dashboard
WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) - On Wednesday, the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV) launched a new tool to help people better understand the...
In advance of hearing, New England governors call on SCOTUS to protect medication abortion...
A coalition of governors, including Connecticut's Ned Lamont, is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to protect access to the abortion medication drug mifepristone...
Department of Transportation emails reveal new details of Washington Bridge closure
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) - Rhode Island state lawmakers have some hard questions for the Department of Transportation about the Washington Bridge closure. Oversight...
Rhode Island Set to Open First State-Regulated Drug Use Site This Summer
The program is an effort to lower overdoses in the state, which have been increasing since 2019 Organizers are ready to launch...
Rhode Island Attorney General and RIDEM to announce regulatory action on Wednesday
(WJAR) - Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha and environmental officials are set to announce regulatory action to protect greater Providence on Wednesday. He...
Who held Rhode Island’s first low-numbered license plates? 1906 directory has the answers
An enterprising car dealer named B.S. Clark published "Who It Is," a pocket-sized automobile directory, until he died in 1927.Less than 2,000 cars were...
You know you’re a Rhode Islander if …
Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. Count me among the residents of Rhode Island who...
Attorney General Neronha takes enforcement action to prevent local dealer from selling unsafe vehicles
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that the Office has filed a lawsuit against a Rhode Island car dealership for deceptive sales and advertising...
