Rhode Island

Newport’s longtime Director of Public Services has been recognized as one of the nation’s top 10 public works leaders by the American Public Works Association. William R. Riccio Jr., a professional engineer, was announced as a recipient of the APWA’s Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year award in the run-up to the annual […]

Sen. Dawn Euer has introduced legislation that would require the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority to proactively replace failing toll transponders and to notify drivers of unpaid tolls before their licenses and vehicle registrations are jeopardized. The bill, 2026-S 2728, would direct the authority to establish rules and regulations covering transponder failures, including outreach […]

The Newport City Council will take up a wide-ranging agenda Wednesday, May 13, including a proposal to purchase an automated noise enforcement trailer, dozens of summer event approvals and a show-cause hearing for a Thames Street coffee shop. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 43 Broadway. A Citizens’ […]

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed joined community leaders and the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission on Monday to mark the 250th anniversary of Rhode Island Independence Day at the newly reopened Old State House, the building where the General Assembly voted on May 4, 1776 to sever ties with King George III. The vote […]

Newport’s formal designation as one of Rhode Island’s five core cities for child poverty, announced at Monday’s Kids Count breakfast in Providence, is a long-overdue recognition of data Newport has been “bumping” the state’s traditional urban districts on for years and could help the city tap new state grant funding, Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain said. […]

Angela Lima, a former three-term member of the Newport City Council, announced Thursday that she is running for the Rhode Island Senate’s District 13 seat representing Newport and Jamestown. The announcement sets up a Democratic primary against Sen. Dawn Euer, who launched her own reelection campaign earlier this week and has held the seat since […]

Rhode Island’s economy slipped against the rest of the country over the past decade, weighed down by lower-productivity industries and heavy reliance on government spending, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council. RIPEC’s Economic Prosperity Scorecard uses six measures drawn from federal economic data to compare Rhode Island’s […]

Rep. John G. Edwards has introduced a package of 10 bills aimed at giving Tiverton more local control over how new housing is built, arguing the state’s recent housing laws have not accounted for the town’s geography or demographics. Edwards, D-Tiverton, testified on the bills before the House Committee on Municipal Government and Housing. “The […]

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Federal investigators say they believe the man who carried out a mass shooting at Brown University and later killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor did not act randomly. Instead, former Brown student Claudio Neves Valente, 48, appeared to target places and people for what they represented in his […]

The Rhode Island General Assembly on Tuesday passed legislation that would expand Jamestown’s senior property tax relief program, sending the bill to Gov. Dan McKee for consideration. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Dawn Euer, D-Newport, and Rep. Alex Finkelman, D-Jamestown, was requested by the Jamestown Town Council. It would extend the town’s existing tax-relief program […]

Sen. Dawn Euer will seek reelection to the Rhode Island Senate’s District 13 seat, which covers Newport and Jamestown. Her campaign is set to kick off Saturday with a fundraiser that will also collect food donations and grocery store gift cards for the Housing Hotline. Euer, a Democrat first elected in a 2017 special election, […]

Rhode Island’s top election officials will join the League of Women Voters Newport County for a public forum on how elections are conducted in the state, security measures in place and key legislative developments on the horizon. Secretary of State Gregg Amore and Deputy Secretary of State Rob Rock will lead the discussion on Thursday, […]

With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considering easing air pollution standards for high-heat plastic-waste processing facilities, state Rep. Michelle E. McGaw is pressing her General Assembly colleagues to pass legislation that would ban such facilities in Rhode Island outright. McGaw, D-Portsmouth, has been filing versions of the bill since 2022, but she said this year’s […]

The Newport Heights development will receive nearly $4 million to preserve and rehabilitate its 81 units as part of a $72 million statewide housing award announced Thursday by Gov. Dan McKee’s administration. The $3,979,584 award to Trinity Newport for Newport Heights Phase I is the only Newport County project among seven developments funded in the […]

The Newport City Council will tackle a packed agenda Wednesday night, including a new license agreement for the Newport Gulls at Cardines Field, the annual Newport International Boat Show agreement, and a slate of special event permits for the upcoming summer season. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, Council Chambers, 43 […]

Gov. Dan McKee brought his push to roll back a state gasoline tax increase to the business community Wednesday, holding a press conference at Pier Cleaners in Wakefield to highlight his proposed fiscal year 2027 budget measure to repeal a two-cent gas tax hike passed by the General Assembly last year. McKee said the repeal […]

Governor Dan McKee rallied students, staff and alumni at Rhode Island College on Tuesday to call for making the Hope Scholarship a permanent fixture in the state’s fiscal year 2027 budget. The Hope Scholarship is a last-dollar scholarship that covers free tuition for full-time juniors and seniors who are Rhode Island residents and have earned […]