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.

Oregon and others.  It’s time for policymakers to abandon the myth that subsidies solve housing shortages and provide affordability. The only real solution is more housing, built by a private ...

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 ...

Rhode Island’s budget plan targets high-end vacation homes — with a proposal nicknamed after a pop star grabbing headlines. One of the proposals would add a new surcharge on second homes worth more ...

In 2024, Rhode Island voters and the Massachusetts legislature funded ... This article is part of a series centered on ...

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 ...