Rhode Island

Headlines, People, and other news from the State of Rhode Island

Is tornado intensity increasing? (Op-Ed)

4 RI officers probed for making kids do pushups

Providence mayor, students march against bullying

Mayor out, Central Falls, RI, looks to start anew

Central Falls Mayor quits and is to plead guilty to corruption

Mayor raises funds as murders triple in Providence

Thousands apply to be Providence firefighters

Back to basics: Advice for cities in fiscal crisis

Why do anti-hunger and anti-obesity initiatives always fall short?

USDA announces Federal resource guide to assist rural communities

105 Mayors Join “Extra Mile Day” Mission

Rhode Island town rejects Coffman as town manager

Rhode Island town rejects Coffman as town manager

Crisis: Nine American cities going broke

Millions still without power amid record heat wave

3 RI cities to study sharing municipal services

Government jobs hit 4-year high

What the states can do to enforce immigration laws

Layoffs hitting public workers; recovery is hurt

National League of Cities back administration’s annoucement on deportations

Major cities worldwide move to cut emissions

City’s allocation of park use among public and private schools is not unconstitutional

Homelessness made tougher in many cities

U.S. cities lag in climate change prep

Seth McKinney, Sponsor Spotlight

ANALYSIS: Mega-cities and the future opportunities for ‘mobility integrators’

Unemployment rates fall in most US metro areas

Providence, union leaders reach pension deal

City seeks state control of finances

City asks how it can improve communication

Allergies are tied to urban living

Providence to hire new firefighters, cut OT costs

Nation’s cities almost free of segregation, study finds

Cities seek more money from tax-exempt colleges

Governing the 21st century city

Urban America: U.S. cities in the global era

Should government employees have an expectation to privacy in text messages?

Local governments taking lead in being social

Cash-strapped RI city backing down in cross fight

RI Gov. Chafee to lobby for municipal relief plan

City gains support for its tobacco ordinances

Eye of the beholden…RI cities turn to arts to jumpstart economy

Providence mayor fires public works director

Flanders comments cost him city job

The Simple Math That Can Save Cities From Bankruptcy

Providence to celebrate anti-tobacco campaign

RI bill would let cities charge tax-exempt groups

OPINION: Open records reform is long overdue in R.I.

Providence police investigate ‘planking’ incidents

City acting on climate change