Rhode Islanders can’t be offered the opportunity to register to vote at the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) unless they first provide proof of citizenship, a review of Rhode Island’s voter registration procedures has found. Both Secretary of State Gregg Amore and House Minority Leader Mike Chippendale confirmed the results this week, two months […]

The personal information of more than 600 Rhode Island residents who worked for or bought products from Hasbro Inc. may have been exposed during a two-part data breach earlier this year, according to an Oct. 7 email sent to the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office and shared with Rhode Island Current. The notice comes more […]

The first gubernatorial debate of the 2026 general election cycle began cordially enough. Moderator Gene Valicenti asked the three candidates if their opponents had the temperament and experience to serve as governor. Republican Aaron Guckian readily acknowledged that each of them was “a smart individual,” while independent Ken Block conceded that Democratic opponent Helena Buonanno […]

Voters in the deep-blue state are sometimes open to a gesture toward bipartisanship through a Republican governor that could, at least in theory, square off against a Democratic supermajority in the Legislature. But Minogue’s odds look long.

MassDOT has agreed to fund improvements and additions that would support permanent seasonal weekend Berkshire Flyer service and lay the groundwork for expanded passenger rail in Western Mass.

Across the country, cities are abandoning their parking minimums and hoping to end up with fewer parking lots and walkable, transit-oriented neighborhoods. The local rules have been used to ensure new developments can accommodate residents with cars and do not overwhelm on-street public parking. But urbanists have argued that the requirements gobble up land that could be used for more housing and drive up construction costs.