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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 (...

In this photo taken Thursday, May 12, 2016, signage is seen outside a restroom at 21c Museum Hotel in Durham, N.C. North Carolina is in a legal battle over a state law that requires transgender people...

RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Premiums for popular low-cost medical plans under the federal health care law are expected to go up an average of 11 percent next year, said...

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island regulators have approved a plan to rebuild an old seawall along a South Kingstown beach. The Providence Journal reports that the Coastal Resources Management Cou...

screenshot via WPRI-TV (AP)- A Rhode Island state lawmaker says he made mistakes on ethics forms but insists he lives in his legislative district after a news investigation questioned his residency. D...

Police Chiefs (from left) Daniel Racine of Fall River and Thomas Blakey of Tiverton are joined by State Police and prosecutors as they detail 2 shooting deaths Monday night. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPR...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Doctors throughout southern New England are warning residents of a potential allergic reaction caused by coming into contact with caterpillars. Dr. Russell Settipane of East Pr...

Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - An ethics reform initiative proposed for Rhode Island’s November ballot could be tweaked again by lawmakers before it goes to voters. Judiciary co...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gas prices are holding steady in Rhode Island at an average $2.31 per gallon. AAA Northeast says its weekly survey on Monday found no change from last week. AAA says gas costs ...

A woman cries and holds flowers in front of a makeshift memorial to remember the victims of a mass shooting in Orlando, Fla., in New York, Sunday, June 12, 2016. A gunman opened fire inside a crowded ...