1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (317+ words) Colin Hogan joined The Providence Journal in August, coming from the New Bedford Light, with plans to cover the city of Providence and surrounding communities. With the primary election less than a month away, Colin was able to jump right…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (667+ words) The Rhode Island high school football season officially starts on Monday, Aug. 17, and before you know it everyone will be getting ready to crown champions at Cranston Stadium. But who will those teams be? The Providence Journal will have no…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (97+ words) 2026 Rhode Island House of Representatives election: live polling averages and trend chart, declared candidates from FEC filings with cited stances, and the IJR community straw poll. ← 2026 Election Tracker · State Legislature 2026 Rhode Island House of Representatives election No public polling synced…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1079+ words) PROVIDENCE — After Wednesday’s primary delivered victories for progressive candidates up and down the ballot in Providence, city leaders are all but certain to enact limits on rent increases in 2027. The Providence City Council narrowly failed to enact rent control earlier…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (465+ words) Vic Mellor, who won the Republican primary in Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District, describes marching to the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, as one of the top moments of his life. Harry Dunn, a former U.S. Capitol Police officer who defended the Capitol that…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1766+ words) Rhode Island's 2026 primary gets underway today with polls opening at 7 a.m. Earlier this year, lawmakers passed the bill at the urging of state and local officials, who were concerned that an election day falling the day after Labor Day would not…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (93+ words) 2026 Rhode Island Senate election: live polling averages and trend chart, declared candidates from FEC filings with cited stances, and the IJR community straw poll. ← 2026 Election Tracker · State Legislature 2026 Rhode Island Senate election No public polling synced for this race yet....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (52+ words) Students across Rhode Island are heading back to school, and many of them will be participating in athletics this fall. You can watch this full show and the rest of our Back to School interviews and special reports on the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1697+ words) Football receives the fanfare but it’s hardly the only high school sport that’s ready to go for 2026. The Rhode Island Interscholastic League fall season kicked off on Aug. 17. In previous years, football would have a one-week head start, but things were…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (167+ words) Merriam-Webster defines "affordable," adjective, as "having a cost that is not too high." Since inflation spiked in 2022, candidates of nearly every political persuasion have put the term at the center of their campaigns. And they define it as they like....