15+ hour, 7+ min ago   (598+ words) A town administrator's proposal would make planning board representatives non-voting, ex officio members on several Middletown committees. At least one board member objected: "What are they frightened of?" Middletown residents who serve on or follow the Conservation Commission, economic development…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (293+ words) The Cumberland School Committee approved a 4 percent raise for the superintendent on a 4-2 vote Thursday, a rare split on a night when nearly everything else passed unanimously. Cumberland's superintendent receives a 4 percent salary increase for 2026-27, matching the raise in the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (366+ words) A new report argues federal budget scoring rules — not public opposition — stalled bipartisan prior authorization reform in Congress. Rhode Island stopped waiting and launched its own three-year ban for primary care orders. Rhode Islanders whose treatment gets delayed or denied…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (476+ words) The council split 3-2 on August 3 to repeal its 60-day moratorium on commercial development in residential areas, after the town planner said the deadline left no realistic room to rewrite and advertise the contested zoning rules. Exeter's pause on commercial development…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (610+ words) The Middletown Planning Board approved setback, height and parking variances for seven office buildings at 50 Enterprise Center, a project the applicant said will eventually add up to 98 housing units on the property. Seven new office buildings are cleared for preliminary…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (387+ words) The CFPB announced Friday it will stop publishing consumer complaint narratives from its public database, moving 11 years of first-person accounts of financial harm to a FOIA reading room. Consumer advocates say the move shields companies from scrutiny. Rhode Islanders file…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (452+ words) A parent told the Tiverton School Committee on Wednesday that Fort Barton should reopen, citing families leaving the district, fourth graders placed at the middle school, and new housing going up on Fish Road. No vote was taken and no…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (552+ words) Coventry's preservation commission will revive a two-year-old draft ordinance letting it name local historic landmarks, and weigh adding a six-month hold on demolition permits. If adopted, the amendment would let Coventry designate individual buildings as local historic landmarks and could…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (615+ words) A transportation consultant's bell-time scenario would push one Cumberland elementary school to a 9:45 a.m. start and save an estimated $400,000, an option the superintendent said he could not recommend and one committee member called "a joke." Cumberland families could see school start…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (278+ words) Amazon reinstated binding arbitration and a class-action waiver in its Conditions of Use, effective August 14 — five years after dropping them. Rhode Island shoppers keep small claims court, but only up to the state's $5,000 cap. Rhode Islanders can no longer sue…...