PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Senate passed a bill Wednesday evening that would rename its chamber after the late Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, who died in April. The bill, ...

PROVIDENCE – As the 2025 legislative session comes to an end, The Providence Journal is tracking dozens of major bills and ...

Critics say “payday lenders” have been preying on the poor by charging annualized percentage rates of 260 percent for the ...