Nancy Lavin

The 68-page federal, class action lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses Rhode Island state agencies of failing to adequately care for children with behavioral and mental health needs.

Leading candidates prevailed in all three state legislative races recounted by the state elections board Thursday, cementing the makeup of the Rhode Island General Assembly.

Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Brian Stern dismissed Cox Communications' lawsuit contesting the state broadband access plan, ruling that the legal battle is better addressed in federal court.

Democrat Jordan Jancosek bested independent Brian Hughes by 11 votes for the third and final spot on the Barrington Town Council, following a recount Friday in a race that drew attention to a legal gap in Rhode Island election law.

AG agrees to amend 5 conditions, paving way for sale to close, pending licensure approval and private financing

The silver lining of inflation: Rhode Island’s tourism economy benefited from $5.6 billion in visitor spending in 2023, according to new research by a state commissioned consultant. A presentation by international firm Tourism Economics for Rhode Island Commerce Corporation showed visitor spending grew more than twice as fast as the increase in the number of […]

The Chicago-based company managing the Providence Place mall has been ousted as part of a court-approved receivership process aimed at shoring up the downtown shopping destination's finances.

A soon-to-launch public retirement program in Rhode Island will help 170,000 private-sector workers who don't get retirement benefits through their employers.

Former R.I. Sen. Sandra Cano has been named New England Regional Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration. (Courtesy Sandra Cano's 2023 campaign for U.S. Congress)

Gov. Dan McKee on Thursday named Massachusetts housing veteran Deborah Goddard as his pick for Rhode Island housing secretary, filling the vacancy created after Stefan Pryor resigned in June.