Let’s buckle up and buckle down,” House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi said. “It’s going to be a very challenging year.” ...

The Rhode Island General Assembly returned to Smith Hill for the first day of the new legislative session Tuesday.

With the Rhode Island General Assembly now in session, WhatsUpNewp has reached out to the area’s legislators to learn what ...

The Rhode Island General Assembly is back in session, but Joe Shekarchi can’t seem to make a decision about running for ...

With the Rhode Island General Assembly session scheduled to begin on Jan. 6, WhatsUpNewp has reached out to the area’s ...

Legislative leaders say "everything is on the table" in the half-year session that starts on Jan. 6 with the added pressure ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Tuesday under a shiny, refurbished statue of the Independent Man, Rhode Island lawmakers will get back to work in a new General Assembly session. From the data breach to the ...

Current and former police officers make up one third of the new lawmakers headed to Smith Hill in January. In total, the General Assembly is getting 12 new members – eight Democrats and four ...

Other than connections from more than two decades ago, investigators do not have a motive for the attack on a classrom at Brown University. Break in Brown University investigation came from witness ...

PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly has approved a bill to limit the proliferation of high-powered "assault weapons," a compromise that split the gun-control community on its way to final votes on the ...