President Donald Trump tapped Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education precisely because she lacked significant experience in the field, the education secretary said in an interview.

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Last month, the House of Representatives approved a sweeping education bill that included changes ranging from the ...

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said the state budget fails to provide adequate funding for education in New Haven.

Come Sundays this fall, the sound of gunfire may ring out within privately-held lands in Connecticut. But at least for now, ...

Several of the major bills that passed this year addressed issues that lawmakers had unsuccessfully tried to tackle in ...

Hunting bears is allowed in New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey. It is not allowed in Rhode Island, which has a smaller ...

The borrowing plan would finance aid for cities and towns, homelessness prevention and security at places of worship, among ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including the GOP budget and more ...

Health care and hospitality jobs fuel the current labor market, but tariffs and federal funding cuts could put those jobs at ...

For people who want to ban new sales of so-called assault weapons in Rhode Island, this is the best of times AND the most uncertain of times. For years, supporters called on lawmakers to take a vote.