3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (578+ words) State Rep. David Morales defeated incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley in Providence's Democratic mayoral primary Wednesday, with Smiley conceding as unofficial results still stood. Morales advances to the November 3 general election. Providence is Rhode Island's largest city, and the primary result…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (865+ words) A Prison Policy Initiative review published September 1 found menopause mentioned in only 10 states' public prison documents, and classified Rhode Island as having no menopause-specific policy language. RIDOC's public gynecological care policy, effective in 2020, screens for menstrual history but does not…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (349+ words) Eight days before Providence's Democratic mayoral primary, a poll shows challenger David Morales ahead of Mayor Brett Smiley — testing whether a party endorsement and a $1.1 million war chest still decide a low-turnout September election. In a state where Democrats hold…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (354+ words) National Democrats are splitting over whether to tax billionaires' assets, and Rhode Island's four-member delegation has a record on the question — one built entirely on taxing income, not net worth. Rhode Island's state income tax tops out at 5.99 percent above…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (475+ words) A new brief from the American Economic Liberties Project argues five common exemptions — loyalty programs, discounts, subscriptions, group segmentation and higher-price-only rules — could hollow out surveillance pricing bans. Rhode Island has two bills in committee taking opposite approaches. Rhode Island…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (594+ words) Rhode Island added 700 jobs in July and unemployment fell to 3.9%, but payroll employment and the state labor force remained below year-earlier levels. The mixed figures affect how Rhode Island workers and employers assess hiring conditions: monthly job growth improved even…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (488+ words) Little Compton's council adopted an inclusionary zoning ordinance requiring an affordable lot in subdivisions of five or more — including splits totaling five lots over 20 years — over objections that it will catch families dividing land among their children. Little Compton landowners…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (399+ words) The FTC has proposed making retailers disclose when a price was personalized using your data. In Rhode Island, two 2026 bills would have gone further — and both stalled. Rhode Island shoppers have no state law requiring stores or apps to say…...