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The Rhode Island house have passed a COVID-19 vaccine protection bill, and the senate will consider a bill on cell phone and digital device bans in schools.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday at the Rhode Island State House as lawmakers considered ...

Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio is recovering from pneumonia in the hospital and is expected to remain there through March 12. Ruggerio's prolonged absence has raised questions ...

Physician-assisted death, also known as death with dignity, is legal in 11 states and Washington, D.C. The bill would allow doctors to prescribe life-ending medications for patients who are ...

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said he'll vote to let the GOP-drafted stopgap funding measure pass, likely ...

Lawmakers on different sides of the issue are expected to introduce legislation that could scale back the requirements or add ...

Last May, the Rhode Island legislature gave the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority an additional $15 million from the state’s unspent pandemic relief reserves to help alleviate their budget deficit ...

West Greenwich was originally part of East Greenwich. Smithfield was originally a single town that grew and broke into North Smithfield, as well as other townships. Despite its status as the ...