A divisive project to open a sewage processing plant in the Quonset Business Park has prompted fresh scrutiny of the rules governing the 3,200-acre industrial park in North Kingstown.

Rhode Island spending on child welfare — $11,244 for every impoverished child in the state — is proportionately the highest rate in the nation, well over triple the national average. Kids would be far...

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/117321022_3623382121014771_6381613890673608561_n.jpg?fit=300%2C173&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/117321022_3623382121014771_6381613890673608561_n.jpg?fit=780%2C449&quality=89&ssl=1" /> Last week, Governor Dan McKee sent a letter to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Board of Directors that is one of the most hypocritical public statements I have seen during my time in the State House. In this letter, the governor says he recommended an additional $15 million in state funds to help fund […] The post Letter to the Editor: Governor McKee is no friend to RIPTA appeared first on What's Up Newp.

"For two years running, Governor McKee has left RIPTA in the lurch... Now, he’s... casting himself as a champion of a public transit agency he habitually underfunds..."

The Rhode Island House of Representatives on Monday unanimously approved a bill that would ban student use of cell phones during school hours.  The state Senate passed an identical bill in May, leavin...

If signed into law, it won’t go into effect until Aug. 1, 2026, giving districts a year to come up with their policies

A recent child fatality report by the Rhode Island Office of Child Advocate illuminated systemic failures across agencies involved with protecting child welfare — and nearly brought members of a House...

When the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) released its May 2025 report detailing fatal and near-fatal incidents involving children in state care, Rhode Islanders were rightfully horrified. The repor...

Lawmaker questions if politics stalled effort to provide free driver's ed to foster teens https://t.co/3LEmdzDYTo

In 2023, Rhode Islanders lost more than $2 million to cryptocurrency scams – much of it happening at these kiosks.

If this bill is not passed this year, the consequences will be dire for foster children aging out of state care.

With hundreds staying outside in life-threatening conditions, Rhode Island needs to scale up shelter capacity. But it’s critical to stay focused on the lack of affordable housing, writes Crossroads’ C...