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Byline: Andrea Li In the 2024 presidential election, almost eleven thousand Rhode Islanders cast their ballots for third-party candidates. Third-party voters The Herald spoke to said what many Americans are [...]

Byline: Megan Chan R.I. activists discuss grassroots movements, political strategy and morale. Media by Annie Deng | The Brown Daily Herald By Megan Chan Senior Staff Writer November 5, 2024 [...]

CRANSTON, R.I. -- The following information was released by the State of Rhode Island: Ahead of the November 5th General Election, the Rhode Island Board of Elections has released a [...]

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- The following information was released by the office of Rhode Island Rep. Seth Magaziner: To mark the 89th anniversary of the Social Security Act, U.S. Representative [...]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The following information was released by the office of Rhode Island Rep. Seth Magaziner: Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) held a roundtable discussion on the state of [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed: After the House Republican Study Committee (RSC), which includes Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), [...]

2024 JUL 5 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Science Letter -- Investigators publish new report on social science. According to news originating from Providence, Rhode Island, [...]

PROVIDENCE, RI -- The following information was released by the State of Rhode Island: The RI Department of State Elections Division is today issuing a reminder of the filing period [...]

Byline: Mariana Alfaro Rep. David N. Cicilline (R.I.) took the Democratic Party by surprise when he announced in February that he would leave his House seat to run Rhode Island's [...]

The vote on Tuesday will almost certainly determine who will succeed former Representative David Cicilline, and could hold clues to what voters are looking for in the run-up to 2024. [...]

Byline: Tyler Jackman Tyler Jackman Managing Editor Democrat candidate Gabe Amo, a former aide for Gov. Raimondo and President Biden made Rhode Island history on Wednesday, winning a special election [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed: Today, House Republicans attempted to pass an extreme, partisan Continuing Resolution that would cut the vast [...]

Byline: Tyler Jackman and Raymond Baccari Tyler Jackman and Raymond Baccari Managing Editor and Contributor Photo from wavy.com Rhode Island is one step closer to making history with former White [...]

Byline: Meryl Kornfield Rep. David N. Cicilline (D-R.I.) announced Tuesday that he will resign from Congress this year to lead Rhode Island's largest philanthropic organization. The 61-year-old, serving his seventh [...]

PROVIDENCE, RI -- The following information was released by the State of Rhode Island: Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore is today reminding prospective candidates for the Congressional District 1 [...]

Byline: Raymond Baccari, Editor-in-Chief Raymond Baccari Editor-in-Chief It's a brand-new era for the Rhode Island Republican Party. During the party's leadership elections on Saturday, delegates elected a new chairman, first [...]

Byline: Raymond Baccari, Editor-in-Chief Raymond Baccari Editor-in-Chief The election for the Rhode Island Republican Party's next leadership is set for later this month. Sue Cienki, the current party chair, is [...]

Byline: Raymond Baccari, Editor-in-Chief Raymond Baccari Editor-in-Chief Photo by Raymond Baccari The Rhode Island Republican Party's convention to elect new leadership is set for next month on March 25. Two [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the office of Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline: Today, Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI), currently serving his seventh term in the United [...]

Byline: Raymond Baccari, Editor-in-Chief Raymond Baccari Editor-in-Chief Logo via Charles Calenda Attorney Charles Calenda, who was the 2022 Republican nominee for Rhode Island attorney general, announced he is running for [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the office of Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline: Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi's [...]

Byline: Raymond Baccari, Editor-in-Chief Raymond Baccari Editor-in-Chief Image via Raymond Baccari The 2022 election has come and gone, at least for Rhode Island. Nationally, Republicans expected a red wave that [...]

Byline: Raymond Baccari, Editor-in-Chief Raymond Baccari Editor-in-Chief Image via Raymond Baccari It is t-minus 28 days until voters head to the polls for this year's midterm elections. Nationally, the Republicans [...]

Byline: Theodoric Meyer; Leigh Ann Caldwell; Tobi Raji Good morning, Early Birds. Are you wondering how long you have to vote? Or where your new House district is? The legislation [...]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The following information was released by Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today began to outline a path forward to address climate change [...]

Byline: Raymond Baccari Raymond Baccari News Editor Photo by Element5 Digital via pexels There are five months left until Rhode Island's statewide primary in September. Rhode Islanders will head to [...]

Byline: Raymond Baccari Raymond Baccari News Editor Paul Pence is one of the two Republicans currently running for Lieutenant Governor. 'I was an army brat. And army brats all grow [...]

Byline: Raymond Baccari Raymond Baccari News Editor Ed Pacheco is one of several Democrats running for Congress in Rhode Island's Second Congressional District following Jim Langevin's retirement. Pacheco represented District [...]

Byline: Morgan Maleonskie Gubernatorial candidate Seth Magaziner visits University Seth Maganizer, the current General Treasurer of Rhode Island, talks to students about his plans to run for governor. PHOTO CREDIT: [...]

Byline: Mia Barzilay Freund Mack discussed existing abortion restrictions in Rhode Island, such as the lack of abortion coverage under Medicaid and state employee insurance. Media by Mia Barzilay Freund [...]

Students and teachers in all Rhode Island schools will be required to wear facemasks during the upcoming school year, regardless of vaccination status, Gov. Daniel McKee announced Thursday. The Democrat [...]

Cranston, RI: Rhode Island Society of CPAs has issued the following press release: Rhode Island's Democratic leadership announced on Thursday that the threshold for taxation on businesses that profited while [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Rhode Island Rep. Jim Langevin: Warwick, R.I. ù Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today issued the following statement regarding the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement today [...]

Byline: Benjamin Pollard Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello was defeated in an upset win by Republican Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung in the race for Cranston House District 15 on Nov. [...]

Byline: Corey Gelb-Bicknell While the presidential race continues to be drawn out by counts of mail-in ballots in several swing states, Rhode Island results rolled in sooner. Progressive Tiara Mack [...]

Byline: Ben Glickman More than 23,000 Rhode Island voters have already cast their ballots for the presidential election, with the vast majority participating in in-person early voting as of Oct. [...]

Sophomore Chris Bove does it all Photo by James Singer. Chris Bove, a sophomore studying political science, history and communications at the University of Rhode Island, might be one of [...]

Byline: Robert Barnes The Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed the Republican Party and allowed a consent decree to go forward so that Rhode Island voters during the coronavirus pandemic could [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): In an important win for voting rights, the Supreme Court today rejected efforts by the Republican [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: -- U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with 27 Senate colleagues, [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed: ù With the U.S. economy reeling, millions of jobless Americans struggling, and COVID-19 cases soaring in states [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed:– As Americans face record unemployment and the biggest price jump in grocery prices in nearly fifty years, [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed: U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement on the passing of Edna O'Neill Mattson, [...]