Politics & Justice
With just 20 days left in the legislative session, union workers, activists, and striking Butler Hospital staff rallied at the State House, urging lawmakers to pass a surtax on Rhode Island’s wealthiest residents to fund public services and close critical budget gaps
Efforts by Republicans in Washington to change Medicaid and other programs are sparking uncertainty about the budget outlook here in Rhode Island
State agencies flood lawmakers with concerns over cost, workload to update Access to Public Records Act
Early voting runs from June 18 to July 7
Lawmakers caught off guard by $15M shortfall in final weeks of legislative session
Both of the state’s U.S. House members are fighting to restore foreign aid funding so that Rhode Island-based Edesia can continue its life-saving work
Payday supporters call it a source for those without other means