Jessica de la Cruz delivers GOP response to McKee’s State of the State address
R.I. Senate Minority Leader Jessica de la Cruz said the state of Rhode Island under McKee “has been deeply troubled.” ...
RIDOT begins demolishing Greystone Bridge
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has started tearing down the Greystone Bridge. The small bridge used to carry traffic over the Woonasquatucket River, ...
Key takeaways from McKee’s State of the State address
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Gov. Dan McKee gave his annual State of the State address on Tuesday. In the speech, McKee focused on a variety of issues that his budget proposal, which will be revealed ...
Biden’s education chief says he avoided ‘culture wars’ despite goading from GOP governors
While Republican states were working to limit school history lessons and ban transgender athletes, President Joe Biden’s ...
Border crossings in December trend low as Biden administration wraps up
U.S. officials on Tuesday announced the latest border data, and it suggests the Biden administration is poised to end its term without an expected bump in illegal border ...
Man pleads guilty in string of MS-13 killings that stunned New York suburbs
A man who helped lead an MS-13 clique in New York pleaded guilty Tuesday in a federal racketeering case involving seven ...
Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...
Biden announces 2 new national monuments in California after wildfires scuttled previous event
In an announcement postponed by the Los Angeles wildfires, President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two sites in California ...
RI Beach Erosion Commission considering solutions as state loses 2 feet of land each year
According to the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), a quasi-government agency, 95% of the state’s coast is experiencing erosion. With the state losing about 2 feet each year, the commission ...
Prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader José “Cha Cha” Jiménez dies at 76
José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and co-founder of the Rainbow Coalition has died. He was 76. His sister, ...
NCAA to dole out $1.2M to help pay for House settlement. Its president asks for Congress to step in
Stressing his own organization’s ability to pay out $1.2 billion over 10 years to help settle an industry-changing lawsuit, ...
RI senators push for emergency declaration to address homelessness crisis
More than half of Rhode Island’s senators are urging Gov. Dan McKee to declare homelessness a state of emergency as temperatures continue to drop.