Bills recently introduced in the General Assembly would make it harder to take books off of public shelves by requiring that ...

Senate committee will consider “Freedom to Read Act,” which would shield librarians from criminal charges and standardize ...

K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-District 23, Warwick, is the Speaker of the Rhode Island House.

GLOCESTER, R.I. (WJAR) — One person was taken to the hospital after a large house fire broke out overnight ... wandering," said Harmony Fire District Chief Steve Quattrini.

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State officials are mourning the death of former state Rep. Danny Rovero, a colorful legislator who spoke his mind and often voted differently from his colleagues in the Democratic Party. A moderate ...

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Reps. Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo called on Congress to defend Medicaid on Monday.

Stephanie Manfredo, a Rhode Island mother of three, says Medicaid was a life saver for her family after several of her ...

On Wednesday, Rhode Island House Republicans skipped the RI Legislative Leadership Luncheon, an annual event hosted by the ...

The senate education committee will hear a series of bills designed to keep kids reading in schools, and to keep restrictions ...

PROVIDENCE – Senate President Dominick Ruggerio is home from Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, where he has spent most of the last month. The 76-year-old Ruggerio had been hospitalized since Feb. 19 with ...

House Democrats in districts carried ... week if he would support a long-term CR, the Long Island Democrat — who represents another district carried by Trump last year — didn’t hesitate ...