Politics + Justice
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
Providence City Councilor Ana Vargas supported rent control during her election campaign. As she prepared to vote on it, she received the largest political donations of her career
U.S. District Court judge Melissa DuBose accused lawyer Kevin Bolan of hiding the criminal record of an undocumented immigrant