The rise of Val Lawson as president of the Rhode Island Senate put questions of conflict of interest front and center at the ...

Rhode Island Senate President ... Commission opinion that allowed her to vote on pension bills despite her union leadership. PROVIDENCE – New Senate President Valarie Lawson has asked the ...

Thirteen Rhode Island towns have passed resolutions opposing a proposed state ban on assault weapons. The Supreme Court recently declined to hear challenges to similar bans in other states.

What happens when climate change causes sea level rise, threatening Rhode Island’s history? Climate change ... Frankie Vagnone is president of the Newport Restoration Foundation, stewards ...

The Supreme Court declined to take up a pair of gun-rights cases Monday, leaving in place Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic military-style rifles and Rhode Island’s restrictions on large ...

The defendants were all born in American Samoa, an island cluster ... They asked about her voting history. She explained that she knew she wasn't allowed to vote in U.S. presidential elections ...