Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator at nearly 44 years and its Senate president since 2017, has died ...

The Crescent Park carousel, originally steam-powered and gas-lit, was Looff's showroom, and it cemented Rhode Island's place in carousel history. Built in 1895, it was intended to be Looff's grandest ...

Fellow legislators remember Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, who died Monday morning, as ‘a champion for working people ...

A bill introduced to the Rhode Island Senate would enable the state’s residents to spend or sell just under $1,000 in bitcoin 10 times per month without incurring state capital gains taxes. Bill S.

The founding of the Rhode Island State Police took place in a time of dramatic societal change with many significant parallels to the technology-driven change of the current era. Twenty-two ...

Rhode Island has one of the lowest violent crime rates in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. But that doesn't mean tragedies don't touch the Ocean State. Longtime residents may ...

He was 76. He died early Monday morning, according to a release from the Rhode Island Senate. In part, the statement said: It ...

It's a chance for Rhode Island to shine as one of the original 13 colonies, but some worry the Ocean State isn’t doing enough. “We are a small state, there’s no reason we have to think small ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Many Rhode Island residents experience sticker shock these days when they look at home prices, with the cost of a typical house more than doubling over the last 10 years.

(WJAR) — The Rhode Island State Senate passed legislation to offer universal prekindergarten to 3- and 4-year-olds for free. The bill now heads to the House for final approval. Supporters of the ...

The Rhode Island Department of State Police was established in 1925 under Gov. Aram J. Pothier. The department has been recognized nationally for its traffic law enforcement and overall efficiency.

There are Rhode Island laws that are being violated. But nothing was done. The political infrastructure in the state of Rhode Island unfortunately insulates powerful political and economic players ...