Rhode Island Government News

Mike Stenhouse and his team at the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity are one step closer to seeing the sales tax rate in Rhode Island drop to zero.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Rhode Island's 38 Studios bonds by two notches, from A2 to Baa1.

Money for schools, business tax cuts and a proposal to default on debt relating to 38 Studios are all under consideration as Rhode Island lawmakers mull an $8.2 billion budget proposal.

Rhode Islanders hate going to work more than the employees in any other state, according to an analysis by 24/7 Wall St. Rhode Island is the #1 place where people hate going to work, according to an analysis by 24/7 Wall St. After Gallup released its latest poll, the 2013 State of the American Workplace Report , Rhode Island topped the list for ... (more)

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The Rhode Island Department of Health has confirmed two additional deaths linked to Acetanilide, n-1-Phenethyl-4-Piperidyl - also known as acetyl fentanyl -an illegal synthetic opiate with properties similar to morphine.

State lawmakers have voted once again to add Rhode Island to a list of states that agree to award their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the overall national popular vote.

While the U.S. GDP, a key economic measurement of the total value of all goods and services produced, increased by 2.5 percent in 2012, the New England rate was 1.5 percent, among the slowest growing regions in the country.

This time last year, the Rhode Island General Assembly had already adjourned for the summer, having finished the 2012 session in the early hours of June 13. As of Friday, with no indication still as to when leadership will unveil their version of the state's fiscal year 2014 budget, GoLocal spoke with political and community leaders about their top ... (more)

Rhode Island's taxi drivers are crying for the repeal of a tax placed on taxicab, limousine, charter bus, and other ground passenger transportation services.

It was barely a minute-long clip, but the scene of a submerged Lakeshore Drive with water rushing over it effectively illustrated how ineffective the Buckeye Brook culvert can be.

It is time for Rhode Island to join the rest of the states in New England and stop exempting payday lenders from the 36% maximum interest rate that applies to all other lenders in the state.

URI economics expert, Leonard Lardaro said he is "totally opposed" to the bill to repeal sales taxes in Rhode Island.

Anyone who wants to comment on state's proposed plan for dealing with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders is invited to read it here .

Summer may make one dream of crystal clear lakes perfect for swimming, or teeming with healthy fish.

The Rhode Island Department of Health said Tuesday it is not safe to swim at Goddard Park Beach and Conimicut Point Beach because of high levels of bacteria.

KINGSTON, RI - Beauty and brains is a powerful combination. Add a mountain of courage to the mix and you get Jessica Marfeo, a University of Rhode Island junior recently crowned Miss Rhode Island.

Taxi owners and drivers gathered at the Statehouse Tuesday to urge the General Assembly to pass a bill that would effectively repeal the taxi tax included in the 2012 state budget.

A report released today claims that there are financial disincentives to obtaining health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

Graffiti artists who do more than $1,000 worth of damage would be risking a felony conviction and up to a year in prison under legislation in Rhode Island.