Rhode Island is one of a handful of states that ask for email addresses on voter registration forms and potentially sell that information to companies, candidates and other organizations.

The Rhode Island Attorney General's office announced that the advertised "instant tax refunds" are really what is known as a refund anticipation loan.

State leaders should start formal negotiations with union leaders on an alternative overhaul of the system before they lose in court, according to Bob Walsh of the National Education Association Rhode Island.

The Warwick police department is holding a recruitment drive through April 1.