Politics + Justice
The use of a former federal prosecutor raised fresh insights on the Washington Bridge saga. Plus, is Rhode Island doing enough to promote tourism?
After questioning RIDOT Director Peter Alviti, Rep. June Speakman says she’s troubled by what she sees as little internal accountability or in-house expertise guiding the state’s major infrastructure projects
Customs and Border Protection officers detained the woman, who holds a valid green card, because of an outstanding warrant for shoplifting more than a dozen years old
The Ward 3 councilor touts her policy background as a member of the City Council since 2022
Hospital workers allege McKee’s administration unlawfully interfered in Fatima, Rogers Williams sale
‘Tortious interference’ claim may not pass muster, business attorney says. But questions linger over R.I. Secretary Richard Charest’s courtship of Prime Healthcare
For the first time since a critical audit, House and Senate Oversight committees will grill RIDOT leaders about who knew what — and why warning signs were missed before the bridge’s abrupt closure in 2023
A former librarian at the Dartmouth House of Correction and four other co-conspirators were indicted for allegedly sneaking in synthetic marijuana
Rhode Island’s senators cite an ongoing threat to health coverage
Who, and who is not, on state voter rolls is a controversial topic, especially as the Trump administration seeks to exert more control over elections.
Though the group of mostly Rhode Island-based plaintiffs won a legal victory Thursday, an administrative stay seeks to give an appeals court time for review.