Yesterday, Governor Dan McKee allowed to become law without his signature a bill that gives magistrates in the Rhode Island Family Court the statutory authority to conduct trials in contested divorce … more

While it won’t yet be official as of the time of this writing, we have learned from credible sources that a bill currently in the Rhode Island legislature that would strengthen and bolster the … more

With an overwhelming vote in favor of amendments to the existing Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights legislation, the state of Rhode Island has finally taken an important step towards more … more

Rhode Island is one step closer to enacting a safe storage law. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Pam Lauria, cleared the Rhode Island Senate 28-7 on Tuesday, March 19. It now heads to the House, … more

STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode … more

Rhode Island Kids Count has honored Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston), chairman of the House Committee on Education, for his efforts to improve access to school-based … more

I was driving down Main Avenue in Warwick the other day and saw a young woman standing on the sidewalk in the crosswalk, so I stopped to let her cross. The car behind me obviously did not agree with … more

The Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Joshua Miller to enact many of the consumer-protection elements of the federal Affordable Care … more

On May 5, in celebration of Rhode Island Law Day, Cranston High School East and West students were able to learn about careers in the legal field, including attorneys, judges, and law enforcement … more

By RORY SCHULER Lou Massemini has a copy of the bill at home, autographed by the governor. He keeps the legislation in his late son’s bedroom. The document’s just one small, proud … more

On Jan. 6, the criminal justice Career and Technical Pathways Program housed at Cranston High School East hosted a half-day Criminal Justice seminar designed to introduce students in the program to those actively working in criminal justice careers more

By ANASTASIA P. WILLIAMS Imagine being a mother in the inner city who is unable to sleep until she hears the door open, knowing that her adult children of color are safely home for the night. Not out of fear of accidents or unknown assailants, but out of more