The author says next year she will continue her work to move Rhode Island out of its last-in-New England ranking for child ...

The Rhode Island Department of Corrections is taking new steps to combat the growing problem of synthetic drugs inside its ...

Under a new state law, dorm resident advisers and housing staff must be trained to administer the overdose-reversing drugs.

The city of Gaithersburg holds its nonpartisan election in odd years, and this year, the post of mayor and two City Council ...

It was just before boarding a plane to visit my grandchildren in Kentucky when my phone rang.  A young woman found my name ...

A mass overdose involving 27 people in Baltimore’s Penn-North area has sparked urgent community and city-wide response, highlighting both the depth of the drug crisis and the effectiveness of rapid ...

When Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced the Pro-Housing Program in May, Shelter Island officials saw it as a strong possibility to meet what many officials have called a “housing crisis” here. That’s ...

Newport City Council held a Special Meeting on Tuesday, July 15th, and voted unanimously to pass a resolution in support of keeping the Newport Hospital Birthing Center fully operational. It was an ...

The new slate of bills builds on previous reforms and adds fresh tools to spur construction, override local zoning laws, and encourage more subsidized housing in areas like Narragansett, South ...

With the passage of legislation cutting federal assistance programs, all is not lost if we are willing to act boldly, writes ...

The state of Rhode Island has a new strategy to spur development of housing: a “land bank.” The goal: make it easier for municipalities to identify unused property that can be used for housing ...

The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual “Out of Reach” report ranks states based on the amount renters must earn to afford federal fair market rent.