After the confirmation of attorney Charles Ruggerio to the Narraganset Bay Commission (NBC), the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture began the “coincidental” hearing on Senate Bill 2803, which would allowed NBC to acquire water …
A new analysis of law enforcement traffic stops found that a “total of 11.4 percent of motorists stopped were observed to be Black and 13 percent to be Hispanic. The analysis found that stopped motorists …
The First Unitarian Church of Providence held a vote and decided to become a Sanctuary Church. They are currently the only church in Rhode Island known to be close to being able to offer sanctuary …
United States Senator Jack Reed (Democrat, Rhode Island) met with Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) officials to tour the East Side Bus Tunnel and discuss new federal funding to design and improve the tunnel, …
Rhode Island business leaders are feeling optimistic. Over 53 percent of Rhode Island’s business leaders think the United States economy will be in much better or somewhat better shape over the next twelve months. Over …
We all know Rhode Island benefits from its proximity to Boston which provides our residents and businesses access to markets, jobs, entertainment, medical services, schools and more. But we are held back by problems related to getting …
Providence City Council President David Salvatore and the crest of the city council today announced their intention to request legislation that would enable Rhode Island municipalities to regulate firearms. The proposed legislation would remove section …
Hundreds of Providence public school teachers and supporters picketed Mayor Jorge Elorza’s State of City Address on Tuesday night, loudly filling four floors of the Providence City Hall. At issue are stalled contract negotiations between …
In response to racist flyers distributed by person(s) unknown across the East Side of Providence, politicians, religious leaders, community activists and concerned residents came together at the corner of George Street and Brook Street to …
On January 25, the Providence Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #3 issued a statement on Facebook and Twitter making a claim that the uptick in shootings this past week are a result of the January …
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