Politics + Justice
Developer filed application one day before ordinance vote, clouding the project’s fate
John J. McConnell Jr. says he and his family have been targeted after he issued court decisions against the Trump administration
Republican John Loughlin says he would reshape the office into a taxpayer oversight and accountability agency similar to a state inspector general
Federal cuts to Medicaid and food assistance complicate an otherwise encouraging revenue picture
The Blazejewski era begins in the Rhode Island House
The complaint, filed while Shekarchi was still giving his farewell speech, says ethics code bars elected officials from seeking state employment for one year after leaving office; Ethics Commission expected to take up the matter June 2
Meanwhile, the undocumented immigrant suspected of murder at the center of the dispute remains at large
The Providence Democrat was ushered in after Rep. Joe Shekarchi resigned the post. Rep. Katherine Kazarian of East Providence was elected the first female House majority leader
Warwick Democrat’s departure reshuffles Statehouse leadership, could put first woman in majority leader role
The House speaker is expected to apply for a vacancy on the state’s highest court — but Common Cause says he may be blocked by Rhode Island’s revolving door law