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Can a Royal Charter provision shield Rhode Island from Trump’s tariffs?
Rep. McNamara maintains the 1663 Royal Charter empowers the governor to create free trade zones, but Commerce officials says ...
RI has two statewide auditors. Why Republicans say an inspector general is still needed.
Advocates say the inspector general would root out waste and fraud, and may have saved the state the Washington Bridge ...
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Bipartisan push begins in Rhode Island for latest inspector general proposal
State Rep. George Nardone (R-Coventry) is spearheading the latest legislative effort to create an Office of Inspector General ...
RI Senate passes universal pre-K, constitutional right to education
Multiple bills focusing on high-profile education reforms in Rhode Island were approved by the state Senate on Tuesday. State ...
Is RI's coastal agency broken? Why former members are speaking out for reform.
Former members of the Coastal Resources Management Council joined the call for getting rid of the agency's voting council and ...
Collaboration is key to easing Rhode Island’s housing crisis
Working together to increase investment and remove regulatory barriers to development is critical to growing the supply of housing, write state housing leaders.
The Providence Revolving Fund is helping to rebuild RI. Here's how it's done
As Rhode Island's only homegrown CDFI, The Providence Revolving Fund prioritizes investments in LMI communities.