Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Angus King (I-ME) made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Friday, where they met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and received a briefing on the country’s resistance to the 2022 invasion by Russian forces.… MORE
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Providence man who shot officer gets 40 years behind bars
A man who shot and injured a Rhode Island police officer during an exchange of gunfire outside a laundromat in 2019 has been sentenced to serve 40 years in prison.… MORE
First woman elected Massachusetts governor sworn in
Maura Healey, the first woman and first open member of the LGBTQ community to be elected governor of Massachusetts, was sworn into office at the Statehouse Thursday, pledging to lead “with empathy and with equity.”… MORE
'Gut-wrenching': Rising star state lawmaker killed in crash
A Connecticut state representative was killed overnight when a wrong-way driver crashed head-on into his vehicle as he was returning home from the governor’s inauguration ball. … MORE
Former RI governor and US attorney Lincoln Almond dies at 86
Lincoln Almond, a former two-term Republican governor of Rhode Island and longtime U.S. attorney in the state has died. He was 86.… MORE
Democrat Dan McKee sworn in as Rhode Island's governor
Democrat Dan McKee was sworn in for his first full term as Rhode Island’s governor Tuesday, saying he has never believed more strongly in the state’s future.… MORE
Massachusetts elected officials to see pay hike in new year
Massachusetts lawmakers will see their pay jump in the new year, as will statewide officeholders including the incoming governor.… MORE
Rhode Island's new legislative session set to begin
Improving Rhode Island’s educational system is a top priority for the governor and state legislative leaders as the General Assembly’s new session begins Tuesday.… MORE
Providence police chief and public safety commissioner are leaving
Incoming Mayor Brett Smiley announced Tuesday that long-serving police Chief Hugh Clements and Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare are leaving those positions.… MORE
Despite back-to-back blunders, Patriots playoff hopes alive
That the New England Patriots are still alive in the AFC playoff race is not a credit to them as much as the good fortune of chasing some teams that have bumbled their way into Christmas even worse.… MORE
