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After a brisk three-hour debate, lawmakers advanced a budget boosting health care funding and raising new taxes on vacation homes—while bracing for potential federal cuts that could send them back to the State House this fall
With high prices, strict zoning, and limited new construction, Rhode Island is now the least affordable state for homebuyers. Housing expert Richard Godfrey explains the unique challenges driving the crisis—and what might help
Rhode Island joins 16 other states in a legal challenge to Trump-era wind energy restrictions, arguing the federal permitting freeze threatens coastal projects and the state’s clean energy goals
Legislation to end indoor smoking at Bally’s casinos wins unanimous support in committee, marking major step forward for worker health despite delayed implementation and industry pushback
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