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Rhode Island braces for early season nor’easter

By Christopher Shea - September 25, 2026

Most intriguing RI race to watch? New UNH poll shows LG Matos in tight race with Loughlin

By Nancy Lavin - September 25, 2026

RI’s first inspector general could come from Washington, DC, or Florida

By Christopher Shea - September 24, 2026

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportations

BY Ariana Figueroa - September 25, 2026

K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says

BY Robbie Sequeira - September 25, 2026

Massachusetts voters will decide whether to roll back the state’s marijuana law

BY Amanda Watford - September 25, 2026

Democrats gain 4 in US Senate GOP on Iran war resolution, but vote falls short

BY Ashley Murray - September 24, 2026

RI Energy bills are going up, then down, then up again. What to expect starting Oct. 1.

BY Nancy Lavin - September 24, 2026

FDA nominee faces skepticism on vaccines from Republican senators at confirmation hearing

BY Jennifer Shutt - September 24, 2026

Commentary

Something has to change in Congress

BY Robert T.F. Downes - September 23, 2026

Two states scored wins for student achievement. One lost the momentum.

BY Julia Steiny - September 21, 2026

‘The Uprising’ shows how medieval people weren’t so obedient after all

BY Joelle Rollo-Koster - September 14, 2026

Grieving children need more than our sympathy. They need a place to belong.

BY Deanna Upchurch - September 8, 2026

Former RI Commerce Secretary Liz Tanner takes interim VP role at CCRI

BY Alexander Castro - September 16, 2026

Public has until noon Thursday to submit comments on 6 RI inspector general finalists

BY Christopher Shea - September 16, 2026

Rhode Island archery hunters get earlier start under new deer rules

BY Alexander Castro - September 15, 2026

Pelino seeks recount in close GOP gubernatorial primary

BY Nancy Lavin - September 10, 2026

RIDOT Traffic Cam captures Route 10 parapet collapse

June 30, 2026

VIDEO: Airport food and beverage workers strike at T.F. Green

June 25, 2026

VIDEO: Supporting access to dental care for Providence kids

March 17, 2026

No Kings rally draws thousands to mall side of Rhode Island State House

October 18, 2025

Rhode Island College opens new cybersecurity range

October 15, 2025

R.I. Senate District 4 Democratic primary election competes for attention of voters

July 8, 2025

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The watchtower of CoreCivic’s former Prairie Correctional Facility, in Appleton, Minn., which will now be used as an ICE detention center, on Aug. 20, 2026. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)

Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention

BY Ariana Figueroa - September 24, 2026

Rhode Island rural health projects take shape with $156M federal award

BY Alexander Castro - September 23, 2026

A Flock camera monitors passing traffic on Sept. 2, 2026 in Miami. The state department of transportation said this month it will remove license plate readers, such as Flock cameras, from all state highways, citing an increase in reports of misuse of the systems. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan US senators say

BY Ariana Figueroa - September 23, 2026

GOP general treasurer candidate pledges greater scrutiny of RI pension system

BY Christopher Shea - September 23, 2026

A sign noting the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer cards for food aid is displayed at a grocery store in California. New data shows millions of Americans have lost food stamps since the passage of a major law last year. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

More Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stamps’ future

BY Kevin Hardy - September 23, 2026

Canvassers in Denver received petition packets as they prepared to gather signatures in support of a graduated income tax measure that will appear on the Colorado ballot in November. Colorado is one of at least nine states that will decide whether to cut, cap or raise taxes this fall. (Photo by Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline)

Voters to decide fate of state taxes this fall

BY Anna Claire Vollers - September 23, 2026

How to make officials care about public records reform? Wait till their requests are denied.

BY Nancy Lavin - September 23, 2026

The first day of school at Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, New Jersey, on Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)

Democrats, experts call for revocation of school voucher program under adoption by states

BY Shauneen Miranda - September 22, 2026

Justin Trudeau says Trump’s ‘win-lose’ approach is hurting U.S.-Canada relations at Brown lecture

BY Christopher Shea - September 22, 2026

Demonstrators from the immigration advocacy organization CASA chant "Up, up with liberation, down, down with deportation" outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 15, 2025, as justices heard oral arguments on the Trump administration's legal challenge to birthright citizenship. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)

Judge suggests Trump’s most recent birthright citizenship orders may require new lawsuit

BY Ariana Figueroa - September 22, 2026

Wind turbines generate electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm off Rhode Island. President Donald Trump’s administration has pledged billions of dollars to persuade developers to abandon offshore wind leases. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

States file new lawsuits against Trump’s payouts stopping offshore wind

BY Alex Brown - September 22, 2026

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington is surrounded by the press as he leaves the courthouse earlier this month following the conclusion of deliberations for the sixth day in the trial of Lindsay Clancy in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Clancy pleaded not guilty to murdering her three young children, with her attorneys arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and did not receive adequate mental health care despite seeking treatment and support. (Photo by CJ Gunther/Getty Images)

Lindsay Clancy case could spur legislative action on postpartum depression, psychosis

BY Sofia Resnick - September 22, 2026

Rhode Island braces for early season nor’easter

Most intriguing RI race to watch? New UNH poll shows LG Matos in tight race with Loughlin

RI’s first inspector general could come from Washington, DC, or Florida

Latest From The Newsroom

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportations

K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says

Massachusetts voters will decide whether to roll back the state’s marijuana law

Democrats gain 4 in US Senate GOP on Iran war resolution, but vote falls short

RI Energy bills are going up, then down, then up again. What to expect starting Oct. 1.

FDA nominee faces skepticism on vaccines from Republican senators at confirmation hearing

Commentary

Something has to change in Congress

Two states scored wins for student achievement. One lost the momentum.

‘The Uprising’ shows how medieval people weren’t so obedient after all

Grieving children need more than our sympathy. They need a place to belong.

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Former RI Commerce Secretary Liz Tanner takes interim VP role at CCRI

Public has until noon Thursday to submit comments on 6 RI inspector general finalists

Rhode Island archery hunters get earlier start under new deer rules

Pelino seeks recount in close GOP gubernatorial primary

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RIDOT Traffic Cam captures Route 10 parapet collapse

VIDEO: Airport food and beverage workers strike at T.F. Green

VIDEO: Supporting access to dental care for Providence kids

No Kings rally draws thousands to mall side of Rhode Island State House

Rhode Island College opens new cybersecurity range

R.I. Senate District 4 Democratic primary election competes for attention of voters

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Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention

Rhode Island rural health projects take shape with $156M federal award

Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan US senators say

GOP general treasurer candidate pledges greater scrutiny of RI pension system

More Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stamps’ future

Voters to decide fate of state taxes this fall

How to make officials care about public records reform? Wait till their requests are denied.

Democrats, experts call for revocation of school voucher program under adoption by states

Justin Trudeau says Trump’s ‘win-lose’ approach is hurting U.S.-Canada relations at Brown lecture

Judge suggests Trump’s most recent birthright citizenship orders may require new lawsuit

States file new lawsuits against Trump’s payouts stopping offshore wind

Lindsay Clancy case could spur legislative action on postpartum depression, psychosis

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