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It's over: RI's 2026 legislative session ends. Here's what passed.
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (1461+ words) The 2026 legislative session ended at midnight, as Thursday became Friday, after a barrage of voting on hundreds of bills, including one to move Rhode Island's presidential primary to Super Tuesday. The legislative day began in the State Room, with Gov....
New visitors center in Convention Center welcomes guests to RI
10+ hour, 27+ min ago (228+ words) Tourists coming to Rhode Island have a new place to learn everything they need to know about the Ocean State. After a year of reconstruction and reimagining, the Richard Muserlian Visitor Center opened in the Rhode Island Convention Center in…...
World Cup watch parties bring communities together in Rhode Island
50+ min ago (811+ words) PROVIDENCE " Rhode Island General Treasurer James Diossa didn't mince words Thursday when he described the World Cup parties and teams coming to Rhode Island during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. "That's a big effin' deal," he said during the opening of…...
Providence basketball adds 4-star prospect Clyde Walters
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (215+ words) Providence has dipped'into the Class of 2027 for its next men's basketball addition, and'he'll'join the'program'a year in advance.' Clyde Walters announced a commitment'to the Friars on his Instagram page late Saturday, a small forward/wing from Alabama who will enroll in…...
Scotland's Tartan Army has descended on Providence for the World Cup
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (1298+ words) PROVIDENCE " Hear a "Braveheart"-like burr while you're walking around downtown? Are some boisterous bagpipers making their way up your street? Those are just two telltale signs that the Scots have arrived. Scotland is playing in its first World Cup…...
Pop Up Bagels makes its RI debut in Cranston. Here's what customers say
10+ hour, 6+ min ago (81+ words) Pop Up Bagels and its creative schmears have been getting a big thumbs-up from customers since opening May 29. Here's some early reviews. Pop Up Bagels makes its RI debut in Cranston. Here's what customers say Rhode Island residents have rushed…...
A Seaplane-Topped Time Capsule Diner In Rhode Island
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1658+ words) Imagine a place where time doesn't quite behave itself. Where the clock seems permanently stuck somewhere between the golden age of chrome stools and the smell of freshly brewed coffee that never quite cools down. Sitting away in Rhode Island…...
RI has its own grand canyon. Prepare to be dazzled at Blackstone Gorge
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1805+ words) NORTH SMITHFIELD " Steep, gray granite cliffs stretch 80 feet above the eastern bank of the Blackstone River. On the western side, a footpath rises and falls across a high ridgeline and hills covered with huckleberry bushes and oak, pine and hemlock…...
RI Senate confirms new Cannabis Control Commission chair
19+ hour, 54+ min ago (237+ words) The independent state agency shaping the nascent cannabis industry is whole again, with a new chairperson confirmed by the Rhode Island Senate on its final day of the legislative session. The chamber's unanimous vote Thursday confirms Michelle Reddish as chair…...
RHODE ISLAND LAWMAKERS PASS TEAMSTERS-SUPPORTED WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTION ACT
23+ hour, 15+ min ago (195+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. , June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters are celebrating the passage of S2504 A/H7364 A, the Rhode Island Warehouse Worker Protection Act, out of the General Assembly. The legislation will prevent companies like Amazon from abusing their workforce by regulating the use and disclosure…...