For the sixth consecutive year, the Rhode Island Senate passed legislation to reduce the maximum sentence for a misdemeanor crime by one day as a way to protect immigrants from being detained or removed from the country. The bill sponsored by Sen. Jonathan Acosta, a Central Falls Democrat, was approved by the chamber Tuesday with […]

The Rhode Island Senate is moving forward with legislation sponsored by Democratic Senator Mark McKenney to revive previously expired civil claims of sexual abuse against institutions such as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, after years of committee-level delays.