Providence’s Real Time Crime Center: How the surveillance system works The new $1 million nerve center for the Providence Police Department can provide instant information to investigators when a crime is occurring. Rhode Island’s $32 million grant for low-carbon transportation materials, awarded in 2024, has been rescinded by the Trump administration. The funds were part
A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., is asking a federal judge to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds earmarked for crime victims if states don’t cooperate with the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. The lawsuit filed Monday in Rhode Island federal court seeks to block the
House Speaker Shekarchi describes priorities in new $14.3B RI budget House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi describes the priorities in new $14.3B state budget The Rhode Island General Assembly wrapped up its 2025 session on Friday, June 20. An assault weapons ban, payday lending restrictions, and the state’s $14.3 billion budget all were approved. Rhode Island
House Speaker Shekarchi describes priorities in new $14.3B RI budget House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi describes the priorities in new $14.3B state budget The Rhode Island General Assembly wrapped up its 2025 session in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 21. An assault weapons ban, payday lending restrictions, and the state’s $14.3 billion budget
House Speaker Shekarchi describes priorities in new $14.3B RI budget House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi describes the priorities in new $14.3B state budget Rhode Island House Democrats proposed a $14.3 billion budget that increases health care funding without raising income taxes on the wealthy. The budget includes a tax on second homes valued over $1
Federal authorities are accusing the owner of a Providence-based investment company in what they claim “has many hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.” The Securities and Exchange Commission filed the complaint against former Marine Christopher Aubin and his company Anchor State Capital, previously Anchor State Investments. The feds claim Aubin, 30, of Walpole and previously Lincoln,
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge in Rhode Island directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday to comply with a previous court order and release funds to states that filed suit against the administration of President Donald Trump. U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. granted a request from 23 Democratic states, including
See legislators rally for ‘just cause’ evictions bill at the statehouse Legislators and tenants describe why just cause eviction protections are needed in Rhode Island. Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is facing criticism for his plan to give raises to members of his Cabinet. Critics, including House Speaker Shekarchi and Senate Republicans, argue that the