The Rhode Island House Committee on Finance is scheduled to receive and vote on lawmakers' fiscal 2026 spending plan as early as Tuesday night. (Photo by Nancy Lavin/Rhode Island Current) Lawmakers ...

The 2026 federal budget may bring stark contrasts to Rhode Island's future costs of providing Medicaid coverage and food assistance programs compared to now. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island ...

A slew of bills are now in Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee’s hands, as the legislative session wraps up for the year. The General Assembly approved a $14.34 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year late ...

New union contracts with the Rhode Island State Police and corrections officers granted 4% annual raises. Despite knowing the contracts were coming, the raises were not included in McKee's proposed ...

Employees of the joint organization that operates The Public’s Radio and Rhode Island PBS are being offered voluntary buyouts due to the recent loss of $1.1 million in annual federal funding. “This is ...