Topic: Rhode Island
The 68-29 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate passed legislation giving tax breaks to companies that hire unemployed workers. A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the bill. Voting yes were 55 Democrats, 11 Republicans and 2 independents. Voting no were 1 Democrat and 28 ...
Spurred by budget crises, California and Michigan together reduced their prison populations by more than 7,500 last year, contributing to what a new report says is the first nationwide decline in the number of state inmates since 1972. The overall drop was slight, according to ...
The head of Rhode Island's emergency management agency says there is no immediate threat that a dam on a flooded river in West Warwick will fail. J. David Smith said Monday that officials are evaulating whether boards along the top of the private dam should be ...
