Rhode Island leaders say Judge John “Jack” McConnell Jr. is well-equipped to handle the pressure that comes with ruling ...

The Rhode Island Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Rhode Island Bar Association, announced their 2025 IOLTA Grants recipients in a news release recognizing their dedication to ...

Now McConnell, sitting since 2019 as chief judge of the U.S. District Court, is at the center of a high-stakes legal battle between Democratic states and President Donald Trump’s administration over a ...

The R.I. Ethics Commission voted Tuesday to reexamine the state’s so-called “gift rule,” in a move that could limit the value of what lobbyists for nonprofit organizations can give to public officials ...

Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island state leaders are pushing for an assault weapons ban during this year’s legislative ...

State leaders gathered Tuesday afternoon to push for an assault weapons ban in Rhode Island. Gun violence advocates highlighted tragedies like Parkland and Sandy Hook in their push for the ban.

PROVIDENCE − Between the time Rhode Island nonprofit House of Hope first sought to build a temporary homeless shelter village ...

The shelter of 45 small, one-room structures on state-owned land behind the Foxy Lady strip club has been in the works since 2020. Homelessness in Rhode Island has increased 66 percent over that time.

The heads of the world's largest tech companies have increased their presence in Washington since President Donald Trump took ...