Economy
Only charitable organizations can legally host bingo games in Rhode Island. Lawmakers consider a bill that would allow the game at casinos
An experiment in participatory budgeting — a process where voters directly decide how to spend public money — got off to a promising start in Providence, until the entire staff working on the project was suddenly laid off
The number of Rhode Islanders seeking assistance from the Food Bank has increased by 13,000 in the last seven months. CEO Melissa Cherney says rising costs, SNAP changes and fewer donations are stretching resources thin
Reimbursement rate set by state law in 1979 woefully inadequate to cover car repairs, motorists and auto repair experts say
Affordable RI, seeded by the state’s largest health care union, backs policies including higher taxes on the wealthiest residents
The downtown mall is in receivership and searching for a buyer as empty storefronts become harder to ignore
State leaders say the deal keeps the Rhode Island hospitals open while the Atlanta-based Centurion Foundation attempts a financial turnaround
As cities and towns scrambled to clear streets, snow removal equipment and crews arrived from Connecticut, Maine, Pennsylvania, and Vermont
Resolution calling for 19-member study commission comes as Woonsocket looks to close regional incinerator