Latest Rhode Island News
The Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections, delivering a far-reaching and potentially lucrative victory to business interests. ...
New law guarantees domestic workers minimum wage in Rhode Island
Domestic workers in Rhode Island will now be paid the state's minimum wage under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Daniel McKee. Traditionally, domestic workers haven’t been given that protection as the Rhode Island minimum wage has increased because under state law, they...
New law bans 'captive hunting' in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee has signed into law a bill that would make the state the latest one to outlaw “captive hunting” — a hunt that occurs within a structure designed to restrict the free movement of animals and prevent them from escaping. More than half of states...
Malfunctioning steam room sets off alarm, prompts evacuation at Rhode Island YMCA
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (AP) — A malfunctioning steam room at a YMCA in Rhode Island pumped out so much steam that it triggered an a sprinkler system alarm on Saturday morning, prompting an evacuation. In a statement, the Middletown Police Department said officials rushed to the Newport...
Rhode Island lawmakers approve $13.9 billion budget plan, slew of other bills
Rhode Island lawmakers gave final approval to a proposed $13.9 billion state budget plan early Friday that includes additional funding for education and a $120 million bond to expand affordable housing. The budget was among a slew of bills approved by lawmakers in the final days of...
Rhode Island lawmakers approve bill to ban "captive hunting" operations
Lawmakers have approved legislation that would let Rhode Island join the more than half of states with a full or partial ban on “captive hunting” — a hunt that occurs within a structure designed to restrict the free movement of animals and prevent them from escaping. The bill...
No 'calamari comeback'? The squid chef from Democrats' 2020 convention says he's a Trump backer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The “calamari comeback” chef who delighted viewers of the last Democratic National Convention might not be coming back. John Bordieri was dubbed by some as the “calamari ninja” for standing wordlessly, clad head-to-toe in black, and holding a platter of...
Bill requiring safe storage of firearms set to become law in Rhode Island
BOSTON (AP) — A bill that would require the safe storage of firearms in Rhode Island has been approved by lawmakers and is awaiting the governor's signature. The bill, which won final approval from lawmakers on Thursday, would require all firearms, when not in use by the owner or...
New Rhode Island law bars auto insurers from hiking rates on the widowed
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A new Rhode Island law prohibits auto insurers from charging policyholders more solely because they have been widowed. The new law bans insurers from treating widows or widowers any differently than married people in terms of classification or rates...
What are leaking underground storage tanks and how are they being cleaned up?
For more than a decade, some residents of the tiny Richmond, Rhode Island, neighborhood of Canob Park drank and bathed using tap water that had been tainted by gasoline that leaked from storage tanks buried under service stations a few hundred yards from their homes. They spent years battling oil...
