Rhode Island is known to have some of the tougher gun laws in the country, even though the law passed this year banning the ...

RHODE ISLAND — With the dawn of 2025 comes new laws in effect across the state that may have a considerable effect on ...

PROVIDENCE – Come New Year's Day, Rhode Island's minimum wage will rise by $1 to a new high of $14 an hour, in the next-to-last step before reaching a long-sought $15 an hour in 2025. From health care ...

What are blue laws? Blue laws are colonial-era state laws or ordinances that typically regulate activities on Sundays or religious holidays. How do Rhode Island blue laws affect T ...

The drop in overdose deaths "is a sign of hope," Gov. Dan McKee said. In the hours ahead of a May 22 hearing on the bill, the heads of state agencies sent letter after letter to the Senate Judiciary ...

In New Jersey, incest is not legal unless both parties consent to the relationship and are aged 18 years or older. Incest is not legal in Rhode Island unless the consenting parties are aged 16 or ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha about law enforcement coordination and security following the deadly mass shooting at Brown University.

Rhode Island and Massachusetts are among the latest states to legalize accessory dwelling units, ADUs, statewide amid a housing shortage. This week Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed it into law ...

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