House budget plan raises Rhode Island’s gas tax to 40 cents per gallon and boosts RIPTA’s share of transportation funds, plugging nearly half its $32.6 million deficit. Transit advocates warn service reductions still loom without broader revenue solutions
New Rhode Island laws will require AEDs on golf courses, expand Narcan training to lifeguards and park rangers, extend the state’s safe injection site, and formalize a 30-day wait before adult road tests
After a fire shuttered the beloved Matunuck Oyster Bar, state lawmakers are backing a bill to let the restaurant reopen with a temporary outdoor setup—aiming to preserve jobs and extend pandemic-era dining flexibility through 2027
