PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The House Finance Committee will meet Thursday to discuss the fiscal year 2023 state budget. The budget was first introduced by House Finance Committee Chair Marvin Abney on Jan. 20. The committee will be considering making…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island drivers continue to get bad news. Gas prices on average across the state have jumped 6 cents just in the last day, and 63 cents in the last month.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee's office said Thursday that Dr. James McDonald will step down as the interim director of the Department of Health next month. The governor's office said that McDonald is…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Senate passed a measure that would require all of the state's electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2033. The bill, sponsored by Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, would accelerate the percentage increase…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The roll out of the newly designed Rhode Island license plate will be delayed until the fall. Gov. Dan McKee revealed the new design in April, and was expected to start distributing those plates by the…
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Central Falls School District will reimplement its mask mandate beginning Monday. The move came after the Centers for Disease…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee along with other state housing partners are now offering cash incentives for landlords who offer vacant and affordable units to help the homeless.…
Hours after a draft opinion circulated that suggested the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed and other state and local leaders broke ground on a new housing project that will bring dozens…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- She's new to the political scene and want to be the next governor of Rhode Island. "The days of, 'I know a guy' are over. It work for the special interest groups but it doesn't work…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green will meet will lawmakers Wednesday to discuss several educational topics regarding Department of Education. Infante-Green is expected to address issues including, infrastructure in Rhode Island public schools, teacher retention and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - A Massachusetts man wrongfully convicted for an armed robbery 40 years ago in North Providence has been compensated over half a…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)-- Face masks are now optional for most school districts across Rhode Island for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The statewide school mask mandate ended at 5 p.m.…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE)- Thousands gathered to watch the 40th annual Pawtucket St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday afternoon. The parade started at noon, with the route kicking off near Jenks Jr. High School at the intersection of Division an South…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Gov. Dan McKee sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday, saying that the Ocean State would welcome Ukrainian refugees. "Like many Rhode Islanders, I am…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Department of Environmental Management (DEM has announced the permanent protection of 26.9 acres of forest in Little Compton for public recreation use, including hunting. The parcel abuts DEM's Eight Rod Management Area, which is between…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns has announced that Ernest Almonte will be the organization's next Executive Director after being approved by the Executive Board earlier this Friday morning. He succeeds Brian Daniels who…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has announced a competitive process to award around $375,000 in Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) funds for projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. Specialty crops…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - RIHousing has announced a partnership with Centreville Bank to assist RentReliefRI Applicants who can't access a traditional bank account. RentReliefRI is a program to provide rental and utility assistance to help renters maintain stability. The partnership…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Rhode Island has been announced as the number one state in the country for percentage of the state's population being fully vaccinated at 80 percent. Rhode Island also ranked number three in the country for COVID-19 boosters…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Dozens of members of an anti-mandate group, as well as a gubernatorial candidate, held a protest in Providence, blocking some…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Rhode Island's state-wide mask or proof of vax mandate has been lifted Friday, following Governor Dan McKee's announcement earlier this week. https://twitter.com/oliviadarocha/status/1491481606313414662?s=20&t=t7lnVzFGPa-lhSpyWv2ItA McKee said that the decision was made after…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Providence Public schools announced Friday that all staff members and students will be required to wear a mask when they return from February vacation. This comes after McKee announced he plans to lift Rhode Island's school mask…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Pandemic-related restrictions could soon be gone in Rhode Island. That’s because Governor Dan McKee’s Declaration of Disaster Emergency for New COVID-19 Variants is set to expire on Valentine’s Day, which means any restrictions ordered under it…
