Tamara Sacharczyk

A bill to pause new and expanded charter schools in Rhode Island for three years cleared a House committee and is headed to the House floor.

Rhode Island lawmakers approved a bill allowing some people with up to four nonviolent felonies to seek expungement after 15 years.

A judge appointed a special master to oversee discovery disputes in the Washington Bridge case, including a fight over governor's office records.

A Cranston doctor was suspended from prescribing controlled substances after regulators found deficiencies in opioid and stimulant prescribing.

Rhode Island overdose deaths fell 50% since 2022, dropping to their lowest level since 2013 and surpassing the state's 2030 reduction goal.

A new RIPEC report finds Rhode Island property taxes saw their largest increase in a decade, with growing costs for renters and businesses.

RIDOH says cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid that may be 10 times more potent than fentanyl, has been found in Rhode Island's drug supply.

Officials haven't said what caused the child's death.

Rhode Island lawmakers ended the 2026 session by approving major bills on housing, education, expungement, immigration and grocery self-checkouts.

Some Rhode Islanders could pay significantly more for health insurance next year.