Rhode Island has enjoyed a warm autumn, but the approach of winter has caused the state to increase the number of beds at homeless shelters — a measure that advocates for the state's growing homeless population say won't be enough.
Following last week's special session at the General Assembly, Gov. Donald Carcieri '65 issued a number of vetoes this week, canceling bills that would have allowed domestic partners to plan each other's funerals and provide for special elections to fill Senate vacancies.The bill to allow domestic partners ...
After months of public comment, the City Plan Commission adopted a neighborhood plan for College Hill, Fox Point and Wayland Tuesday night over objections to some proposals regarding the waterfront. The plan's recommendations will now be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan, a long-term guide for ...
Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives can expect to deal with unfinished business — including a change to prostitution law — when they meet for a special session next week. The House will also hold talks on the economy before next year's session, Speaker William Murphy, D-Dist. ...
Two Rhode Island School of Design public safety officers were assaulted during a foot chase Tuesday night, according to a police report.
Rhode Island's cities and towns, their budgets tighter than ever, are considering sharing services such as fire departments and trash pickup to save money.
After school Wednesday, three students are hanging out outside Gilbert Stuart Middle School in Providence. It's been an hour or so since classes let out for the day, but they're standing around talking to a grown man — a streetworker with the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence, ...
Rhode Island students underperformed on standardized science tests for a second straight school year in 2009, and the state department of education is working with a Texas-based think tank to bring those scores up.
The stalemate between Gov. Donald Carcieri '65 and state workers' unions continued yesterday, as union leaders rejected the state's most recent plan to ease its budget woes. The proposed solution combines unpaid days off and delayed raises.
Rhode Island is among 27 states that may receive extended unemployment benefits, thanks to a bill passed by U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday.
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