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Legislative and community grants issued by the Rhode Island General Assembly came under intense public scrutiny this session, prompting the House and Senate to make some changes. But are they enough? ...

Governor Raimondo talks with reporters. Photo by Anita Baffoni WPRO News By Anita Baffoni WPRO News Governor Gina Raimondo says she will support and sign the General Assembly’s version of the st...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has vetoed a so-called “revenge porn” bill that she says could have a chilling effect on free speech. The Democrat vetoed the bill T...

photo by Katherine Johnson/Flickr by Tara Granahan A caller to the Tara Granahan Show on Monday evening says she received a phone call on her home land-line with a voice saying he was her “grand...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island lawmakers are vowing not to repeat the all-nighter legislative session that kept them in the State House until after dawn on Saturday. Democratic House Speaker Nic...

Providence Police Detective Commander Major David Lapatin briefs reporters on weekend violence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A series of shootings and stabbings in Provi...

photo via Flickr Creative Commons STATE HOUSE - The General Assembly has passed legislation (2016-H 7007 Sub A/ 2016-S 2699 ) that enables and explicitly authorizes municipalities to regulate unlicens...

STATE HOUSE - The General Assembly has passed legislation introduced by House Majority Whip John G. Edwards (D-Dist. 70, Tiverton, Portsmouth) and Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin (D-Dist. 1, Pr...

photo by Mark Moz via Flickr PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A decade after the housing boom, Rhode Island’s housing market still is struggling to recover. While the number of home sales has bounced bac...

STATE HOUSE — On Wednesday, June 15, 2015 the House Republican Caucus will introduce an amendment to the budget that will begin to restore the car tax phase-out. Representative Patricia Morgan (...