The state of emergency will remain in effect until at least August 6.
The unemployment rate in Providence County is higher than the Rhode Island average.
The $13.1 billion budget includes funding to repay the $120 million borrowed from the rainy day fund at the beginning of the pandemic.
A slew of legislation is headed to Gov. Dan McKee's desk to become Rhode Island law.
If Gov. Daniel McKee signs the bill into law, the mandate will go into effect beginning in the 2022-23 school year.
If passed, the bills would allow wiretaps in human trafficking cases and require hotels to post notices on reporting human trafficking.
Here is how the Cranston area is doing with coronavirus vaccinations.
The federal American Rescue Plan included a total of $560 million for Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns.
The vote marked the first time a recreational marijuana bill made it to the floor of either legislative body in Rhode Island.
Janet Coit will be working under former-governor-turned-Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
Payments, which are part of the American Rescue Plan, will start going out to 39 million U.S. households on July 15.
This is the first time that the governor and Department of Health have not held a scheduled news conference since the pandemic started.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved an amended bill that would allow recreational cannabis in the state.
After starting the day at a high school vaccination clinic, McKee and the lieutenant governor will visit four towns across the state.
Gov. Dan McKee signed the two bills into law at a ceremony in the State House.
Providence County's unemployment rate is higher than the Rhode Island average.
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Members of the public will once again be allowed inside "the people's house."
Nellie Gorbea officially threw her hat into the gubernatorial ring.
The fast-tracked bill allows Rhode Islanders to keep collecting up to 150% of their unemployment benefits after going back to work.
The final General Assembly vote on the legislation is scheduled for Thursday.
Both chambers of the General Assembly approved the stepped plan to bring the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025.
U.S. shows great variance in access and use of high-speed internet.
Starting June 7, the press conferences will be held every other week at the State House.
Younger teens in Rhode Island can now get a Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
"There is no place for a Trump spokesperson to co-host any event I am involved in," Gov. Dan McKee said.
The budget includes the creation of a position in the Board of Canvassers aimed at making elections more bilingual.
The pair of bills now move to the Senate, which approved companion bills earlier this year.
The House of Representatives will vote Thursday on the two bills, which could have major financial implications for Rhode Islanders.
The vice president was joined by former Gov. Gina Raimondo, the current U.S. Commerce Secretary.
Senators approved both a statewide single-use plastic bag ban and a reduction of plastic straws in restaurants.
The “#MeToo” movement brought sweeping changes nationwide, including in Rhode Island, on how allegations of sexual misconduct are handled.
Matos is only the second woman, and the first woman of color, to serve as the state's second-in-command.
The former Rhode Island governor said she and the vice president would "discuss the pivotal role small businesses have in America."
The fund, created in 2004, is overseen by the office of the lieutenant governor.
The future of Little Rhody's second House seat was in question heading into the 2020 census.
Should Washington, D.C. become a state, Little Rhody would no longer be the smallest state in the union.
The Fair Housing Practices Act prohibits landlords from discriminating against renters because of their income source.
Last week, certain Rhode Islanders received a false email saying their coronavirus vaccine appointment was canceled.