For the first time in six years, state lawmakers are set to reconvene after the Nov. 3 election to consider the appointments of five magistrates and potentially four other judges, including Gov. Dan McKee's pick for the Supreme Court. Superior Court…
The Statewide Automated License Plate Reader Policy is written as a fill-in-the-blank document. Its policy statement opens with a blank line where a department's name goes. McKee is urging local police to adopt it, and a working group of the…
by MADDIE HEIMSCH, NBC 10 NEWS (WJAR) — Rhode Island voters will be asked to vote on five statewide bond questions on their Nov. 3 ballots. The first–and most expensive–question asks for approval for the state to borrow $275 million to make…
One of Dan McKee’s most enduring legacies as governor may be the mark he has left on Rhode Island’s judiciary, with appointments at every level of the court system that will shape the state’s legal landscape long after he leaves…
Rhode Island Democratic gubernatorial nominee Helena Buonanno Foulkes, right, is shown at her victory celebration in Providence on the night of the Sept. 9 primary, with state Democratic Party Chair Liz Beretta-Perik, left. Foulkes called for Perik to step down after…
After record-breaking turnout in the Sept. 9 primaries, including a wave of early voting, just over 30,000 voters cast ballots at designated municipal polling places in the first eight days since early voting began Oct. 14. That's 40% fewer Rhode Islanders compared with two…
Wednesday's meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m. It is the latest heated debate in the Senedd on a Wednesday prompted by Reform MSs. Russia says it is "ready in principle" to resume peace talks and US President Donald Trump says…
PROVIDENCE — State Representative Jenni A. Furtado will replace Liz Beretta-Perik as chairwoman of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, House Speaker Christopher R. Blazejewski announced Wednesday. The announcement came one day after Beretta-Perik resigned following her husband’s indictment on charges of…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Elizabeth Beretta-Perik, chair of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, has stepped down from her position following her husband's indictment on fraud charges. Beretta-Perik sent an email to the party's executive committee on Tuesday, saying her resignation would…
By Jonmaesha Beltran / ecoRI News staff PROVIDENCE — For more than a decade, South Providence and Washington Park residents and environmental advocates have pressed officials to address health and environmental concerns surrounding the Port of Providence. Over those years, two mayors…
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