Shanley Bill OKs Illegal Parking App Reports
By: Rob Borkowski on February 17, 2026 in State, News to You
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Shanley’s bill would let people use an app to report illegal parking in accessible spaces, and update new signage for those spaces.
Magaziner Hosts Veterans Breakfast Nov. 10
By: Rob Borkowski on November 12, 2025 in News to You, State
WARWICK, RI — Veterans Day events started early Monday with U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner‘s 2nd Annual Veterans Appreciation Breakfast and Legislative Update at Crowne Plaza. The breakfast was the second […]
Trump Holds SNAP Hostage in Shutdown Fight
By: Rob Borkowski on November 4, 2025 in News to You, National, State
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump has stated on his social media account, Truth Social, that SNAP funding will not be released until the federal shutdown ends, defying court orders […]
OSJL: Food 20% Off Till SNAP Is Back
By: Rob Borkowski on in News to You, National, State
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI — Discount retail chain Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL) has announced the entire food section in all 17 Rhode Island stores will be discounted 20 percent […]
Judges: Trump Has Till Monday to Agree to Fund SNAP
By: Rob Borkowski on November 1, 2025 in News to You, National, State
PROVIDENCE, RI — Attorney General Peter F. Neronha praised a U.S. District Court ruling that the Trump Administration’s United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) can use its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]
PUC OKs Shekarchi-Urged RI Energy Shutdown Aid
By: Rob Borkowski on October 30, 2025 in State, National, News to You
STATE HOUSE — While Republican and Democrat Senators’ federal shutdown stalemate over extending Affordable Care Act subsidies continues, RI officials working with RI Energy have arranged relief for affected Ocean […]
RIAG: RI Energy Owes Customers $39M
By: Rob Borkowski on October 24, 2025 in News to You, Business, State
PROVIDENCE, RI — RI Energy owes rate payers up to $39 million more than the utility is attempting to assess in its proposed formula determining its responsibility to protect ratepayers […]
RI Groups Urge Peaceful Discourse After Kirk Murder
By: Rob Borkowski on September 11, 2025 in All Politics Are Local, National, News to You, State
PROVIDENCE, RI — Officials and political groups urged peaceful dialogue after conservative pundit Charlie Kirk was shot dead at Utah Valley University Sept. 10 answering a question about gun violence. […]
WestBay Marketplace Unloads 40K Pounds of Food Donations
By: Rob Borkowski on July 21, 2025 in News to You, National, State
WARWICK, RI — WestBay Marketplace food pantry unloaded 40,000 lbs. of food donated by the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Monday, July 14, the result of […]
RI Co-Leads 25 States’ Education Funding Freeze Suit
By: Rob Borkowski on July 14, 2025 in News to You, Schools, State
PROVIDENCE, RI –Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is co-leading 23 attorneys general and two governors in a Rhode Island lawsuit to thaw the Trump Administration’s unconstitutional education funding freeze of […]
Heat Advisory Monday: Feel-Like Temps at 96
By: Rob Borkowski on July 7, 2025 in News to You, State
WARWICK, RI — The region is in the second day of a Heat Advisory today, with eel-like temps up to a 96 heat index, so early or late today is […]
General Assembly Raises Minimum Wage to $16 in 2026, $17 in 2027
By: Rob Borkowski on June 18, 2025 in News to You, State
STATE HOUSE — The General Assembly today approved legislation introduced by Rep. David A. Bennett and Sen. John Burke that would increase Rhode Island’s minimum wage from $15 to $17 […]
RI Protesters Join ‘No Kings’ Rallies Opposing Trump June 14
By: Rob Borkowski on June 14, 2025 in National, News to You, State
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Islanders joined nation-wide ‘No Kings’ protesters Saturday opposing President Donald Trump’s coup’s $100 million parade, his administration’s billionaire-first agenda and the militarization of American democracy. “The […]
Casino Smoking Ban Winning Broad Support
By: Rob Borkowski on May 29, 2025 in News to You, Health, State
STATE HOUSE — A week after members of Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (C.E.A.S.E. RI) and unions rallied in the State Capitol backing a casino smoking ban, the bill remains […]
BBBS RI: Natural Mentors Pack Powerful Influence
By: Rob Borkowski on May 27, 2025 in News to You, Schools, State
RHONDA LAPHAM Market President, iHeartMedia Providence & Board Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island May is a time of change and growth. Students are wrapping up the school […]
Casino Smoking Ban Bill Supporters Rally at State House
By: Rob Borkowski on May 23, 2025 in Coventry, RI news, Business, News to You, State
STATE HOUSE — Members of Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (C.E.A.S.E. RI) and several unions rallied in the State Capitol rotunda May 20 supporting a casino smoking ban bill, protecting […]
RI House OKs Utilities Buying Nuclear Power
By: Rob Borkowski on May 21, 2025 in News to You, State
STATE HOUSE — Tuesday, the RI House approved legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (D-Dist. 22, Warwick) allowing public utilities to purchase clean, safe nuclear power, at a […]
Judge: Trump HHS $11B Health Grants Block Usurps Congress
By: Rob Borkowski on in State, National
PROVIDENCE, RI — On May 16, a Rhode Island U.S. Court granted a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration’s seizure of Congressional power to halt an $11 billion public health […]
Senate OKs McKenney Library Freedom to Read Act
By: Rob Borkowski on May 14, 2025 in News to You, State
STATE HOUSE — State Senators passed Sen. Mark McKenney‘s (D-Dist. 30, Warwick) Freedom to Read Act Tuesday protecting libraries and patrons from partisan & doctrinal book-banning efforts and affirm the […]
RI ‘Hands Off’ Protests Return to Providence
By: Rob Borkowski on April 19, 2025 in News to You, National, State
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Islanders in Providence and Westerly joined nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ protests against the Musk – Trump Coup, filling the State House grounds marching down Francis Street Saturday, […]
Senate OKs Bill Banning Employer Mandatory Meetings
By: Rob Borkowski on April 10, 2025 in Business, News to You, State
STATE HOUSE — The Senate today approved legislation that would protect employees’ workplace First Amendment rights to refuse mandatory meetings. The bill (2025-S 0126A), introduced by Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain […]
RI ‘Hands Off!’ Protestors: ‘Ho-Ho, Donald Trump Has Got to Go!’
By: Rob Borkowski on April 5, 2025 in News to You, All Politics Are Local, National, State
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Islanders in four Ocean State locations were among millions nationwide turning out for ‘Hands Off!’ protests against the Musk – Trump Coup seizing Congressional powers, defying […]
Trump Fires All LIHEAP Staff
By: Rob Borkowski on April 2, 2025 in National, News to You, State
WASHINGTON, DC — Many Rhode Islanders rely on LIHEAP each winter to help them keep their homes warm, which will be difficult next winter now that President Donald Trump has […]
RI Sues Trump Admin. to Keep $31M RI Health Grants
By: Rob Borkowski on April 1, 2025 in Health, National, State
PROVIDENCE, RI — A measles outbreak and mounting bird flu outbreak threaten the nation, challenges the Trump Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services are responding to by illegally cutting […]
McKee: All $220.9M Washington Bridge Funding Secured
By: Rob Borkowski on March 28, 2025 in News to You, National, State
PROVIDENCE, RI — Thursday, Gov. Dan McKee announced that the State of Rhode Island and the federal government have formally signed the agreement for the $220.9 million Mega-INFRA grants to […]
School Transport Vans Bill In Senate 2nd Time
By: Rob Borkowski on March 25, 2025 in News to You, Schools, State
STATE HOUSE — The RI House has again OK’d legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) that would allow more passengers on public school transport vans. […]
Bill Would Codify 504 Education Plans in RI Law
By: Rob Borkowski on March 21, 2025 in News to You, Schools, State
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation that would make federally mandated 504 education plans part of state law. ‘Now that 17 states have […]
RI Senate Committee Testimony Now Posted Online
By: Rob Borkowski on March 19, 2025 in News to You, State
STATE HOUSE — Senate committee testimony received in writing on proposed legislation is now available online. The testimony can be found under “Senate Committee Documents” on the home page at rilegislature.gov. […]
RIAG Sues Palisade Debt Management for Deceptive Practices
By: Rob Borkowski on in Police, News to You, Police News & Fire News in RI, State
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today the filing of a lawsuit against Michael Moccia and Palisade Legal Group, PLLC, a debt management service provider, alleging they […]
Warwick Schools Budget Commission OK’d By Senate
By: Rob Borkowski on March 13, 2025 in News to You, State
STATE HOUSE — The Senate today passed legislation introduced by Sen. Mark McKenney (D-Dist. 30, Warwick) that would allow the city to create a Warwick Schools Budget Commission. The bill […]
AGs Sue to Stop Trump Education Department Dismantling
By: Rob Borkowski on in News to You, National, State
PROVIDENCE, RI – RI Attorney General Neronha today joined 20 other attorneys general suing the Trump Administration to stop the Trump Administration from continuing its Education Department dismantling plan, defying […]
RI, 21 AGs Win Block of Trump Coup DHHS, NIH Cuts
By: Rob Borkowski on March 5, 2025 in News to You, National, State
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and 21 attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH halting the Trump Coup attack on Congressionally appropriated […]
RIAG Files Followup Fighting Jan. 28 Funds Freeze, Trump Coup
By: Rob Borkowski on March 3, 2025 in News to You, National, State
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Neronha is co-leading 22 attorneys general filing a second motion for enforcement in their ongoing lawsuit against the Trump administration’s illegal Jan. 28 freeze […]
Independent Man at State House Till Friday
By: Rob Borkowski on January 4, 2024 in News to You, State
PROVIDENCE, RI – The 14-foot tall Independent Man statue will spend another few days in the State House main entrance before it’s placed on padded cradle for transport to the Rhode […]
Pharmacist-Prescribed Birth Control Bill Supporters Speak at State House
By: Rob Borkowski on March 3, 2023 in News to You, State
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — Members of the Rhode Island Pharmacy Association, in addition to medical professionals and […]
House OKs State House Grounds Open Space Bill
By: Warwick Post Staff on May 3, 2022 in News to You, State
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. The RI House has passed a bill prohibiting development on State House grounds and open […]
Rep. Shanley Sworn In at State House
By: Rob Borkowski on January 4, 2017 in All Politics Are Local, State
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Evan Shanley (D-Dist. 24, Warwick) was sworn into office Tuesday, Jan. 3, as the 2017-18 session of the Rhode Island General Assembly convened.