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After the Providence City Council passed a resolution calling for Gov. Dan McKee to declare a public health emergency to ...

After the Providence City Council passed a resolution calling for Gov. Dan McKee to declare a public health emergency to ...

The Rhode Island General Assembly convened this week to begin its 2025-2026 term, with both chambers re-electing their ...

By Chris Barnett, Rhode Island Foundation The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded $260,000 to help Rhode Islanders stay ...

After more than five years under state control, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is asking state lawmakers to force the ...

At least 46 state lawmakers signed a petition urging McKee to declare a public health emergency, which McKee said he would ...

A group of Rhode Island legislators are asking Gov. Dan McKee to declare homelessness a public health emergency.

The Providence City Council approved a resolution Thursday night calling on Gov. Dan McKee to declare homelessness a public ...

As housing becomes harder to find, one mall is offering a unique solution: a place to call home. Discover what life is like ...

RI's new housing secretary said in an interview the state should sell the newly acquired Charlesgate building, being used now as an emergency shelter.

Though the number of unhoused people has been steadily rising, the governor has pushed back against a declaration. “I would ...