It was just before boarding a plane to visit my grandchildren in Kentucky when my phone rang.  A young woman found my name ...

The author says next year she will continue her work to move Rhode Island out of its last-in-New England ranking for child ...

When Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced the Pro-Housing Program in May, Shelter Island officials saw it as a strong possibility to meet what many officials have called a “housing crisis” here. That’s ...

The new slate of bills builds on previous reforms and adds fresh tools to spur construction, override local zoning laws, and encourage more subsidized housing in areas like Narragansett, South ...

Under a new state law, dorm resident advisers and housing staff must be trained to administer the overdose-reversing drugs.

The Rhode Island General Assembly is wrapping up its 2025 session on Friday, June 20. An assault weapons ban, payday lending restrictions, and the state's $14.3 billion budget all were approved ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — House Speaker Joe Shekarchi on Thursday revealed a dozen bills aimed at taking on Rhode Island’s housing crisis, a top issue lawmakers have focused on in recent ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — With homelessness in Rhode Island at record highs, advocates are making persistent calls for urgent solutions to the growing crisis. Experts detailed the severity of ...

Last November, Rhode Island voters approved a $120 million housing bond to address the housing crisis that could create a public developer to build more affordable housing. As much as $10 million ...

A recently passed $120 million housing bond will go before voters in November. It’s worth celebrating while also nowhere near enough, writes the director of the Rhode Island office of LISC.

Rhode Island, the "missing middle" housing bill would have placed three and four-unit buildings under the residential building code instead of the more stringent commercial code.

A national bank gives Rhode Island nonprofits $475,000 to help their housing programs – and for one group, it means double the funds.