An analysis by Ocean State Today shows Rhode Island is one of 24 states with a membership with ERIC, a national voter data group accused of "hyper-partisanship."
A commission has been appointed to prepare for a potential Constitutional Convention in Rhode Island. This development was reported by Christopher Shea in The Rhode Island Current on July 8, 2024.
As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Ocean State Today shows that Rhode Island is one of 25 states that allow boys to play in girls’ high school sports.
Rhode Island received $1 million in public pension contributions, ranking it 39th in the United States in 2022, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.
As of June 2024, Rhode Island experienced a 17.4% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.1% increase.
The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in Rhode Island during the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $417,987, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
America First Legal (AFL) has sent a letter to each senior election official of all 50 states, including to Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore, to advise on two federal laws that allow states to request and obtain accurate information on an individual’s citizenship status and their ability to vote.
Governor Dan McKee allowed a bill to become law without his signature yesterday, granting magistrates in the Rhode Island Family Court statutory authority to conduct trials in contested divorce cases (H 7271 and S 2226). Common Cause Rhode Island had urged Governor McKee to veto the legislation.
In 2022, Rhode Island had received $1 million in contributions to its public pension funds, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.
Rhode Island is among 24 states that are members of a national voter data group accused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Ocean State Today found.
The earnings on investments for Rhode Island public pensions went up from $120,738 in 2021 to $128,021 in 2022, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.