All three of these proposals top the wish lists of one or more of Rhode Island's general officers heading into the 2025 legislative session. All reflect revived efforts to push previously introduced ...

NEW REGULATIONS: Starting Jan. 19, fishermen will only be allowed to harvest 25 blue crabs per person per day, regardless of harvest methods. Blue crabs are more active at night, and fishermen in ...

The Rhode Island General Assembly is reminding local businesses of a new law for vapes in 2025. All flavored nicotine vapes ...

A flavored vape ban has taken effect in Rhode Island. It's just one of a list of new laws across Southern New England ...

Minimum wage in Rhode Island finally ended its years-long march to $15 an hour on Wednesday — one of a number of state laws that go into effect or change on the first of the year. In 2021, Gov. Dan ...

(WJAR) — A mobile shelter for the homeless is returning to Woonsocket. The City Council approved a new lease earlier this ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island General Assembly is turning out a bevy of new laws for 2025. Starting Wednesday, ...

RI's minimum wage goes up to $15 an hour, the sale of flavored vapes are banned, and other new laws go into effect. Here's ...

Two e-cigarette retail businesses had sought a temporary restraining order to block the law from taking effect on Jan. 1.

PROVIDENCE – A federal judge this week struck down a move to halt the looming ban on the sale of flavored vape products in Rhode Island, set to take effect Jan. 1. U.S. District Court Judge Mary S.