Rhode Island

Rhode Island lawmakers want to balance next year's budget with a pair of real-estate levies that critics have nicknamed the "Taylor Swift tax," citing the pop star's $17 million Watch Hill mansion as an example of who would pay. What Happened: According to a report by NBC 10 News, the House plan...

Ex-White House aide Gabe Amo clinched victory in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island’s first Congressional District special election, advancing to the November general election, CBS News reported. Amo is vying to fill the vacancy left by former Democratic...

The Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has been granted a license to provide cryptocurrency wallet services within Rhode Island. What Happened: According to a filing, the Currency Transmission License empowers X to lawfully extend its services to include crypto...

A Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) car’s dashcam reportedly captured the vehicle’s encounter with a tornado on Friday, documenting the tornado’s path, including debris hitting the driver’s side window. What Happened: Randy Williams of East Greenwich was driving his Tesla to work...

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, on Wednesday, signed into law a bill that will establish a safe consumption site pilot program wherein people can test as well as use illicit drugs in a medically supervised environment, making Rhode Island the first state in the nation to establish such a program...

The Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation on Thursday authorizing a two-year harm reduction center pilot program. The bill now heads to the desk of Governor Daniel J. McKee. Without indicating a possible decision, the governor said he would review the legislation when it arrives at...

The Buffalo Bills will travel to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this weekend to take on the New York Giants. Some of their fans will likely only go part of the way, getting off I-90 just past Syracuse. There, they'll be able to hit one of the upstate casinos with a sportsbook and bet on the NFL...