Rhode Island U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell, an Obama appointee, said he aimed to issue a decision within a week on ...

The states' challenge to Trump's freeze on spending landed in federal court in Rhode Island last month after authorities directed agencies to ensure compliance with the administration’s priorities.

Providence state Representative Enrique Sanchez has said he was not intoxicated at the time of his Feb. 3 arrest.

A Georgia congressman is promising to file impeachment articles against Rhode Island’s chief federal judge after he ruled ...

The Rhode Island League of Cities & Towns new executive director, Randy Rossi, is urging legislators to adopt a series of ...

State Education Commissioner Infante-Green said as much as $200 million in federal funds to RI schools are at risk ...

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Rhode Island State House on Monday as part of the "Not My President" protests.

U.S. District Court in Rhode Island has received a surge of phone calls and emails after the state’s chief federal judge blocked the Trump administration from freezing federal funding late last month.

Rhode Island Department of Housing and the Amos House announced they are opening a emergency shelter for adults aged 55 and ...

A new tax on homes worth more than $1 million, like Taylor Swift's Westerly mansion, could generate up to $25 million for the ...

Numerous state leaders, including Gov. Dan McKee, will call for action on Tuesday to pass an assault weapons ban in Rhode ...

Timmons Roberts of Providence has a Ph.D. But someone pretending to be a federal marshal over the phone still ended up ...