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Rhode Island Couple Dies in Plane Crash on Massachusetts Highway
Oct 14 2025 // A Rhode Island husband and wife were killed and another person injured Monday morning when a small plane crashed onto a highway in southeastern Massachusetts. The deceased were identified as Thomas and Agatha Perkins, of...
Rhode Island Requiring All School Buses to Have Video Systems
Sep 11 2025 // Rhode Island is on the road to requiring that all school buses have video systems to help monitor traffic violations and keep students, aides, and bus drivers safe. Governor Dan McKee ceremonially signed the legislation...
Federal Judge Upholds Rhode Island’s Gun Permit System for Open Carry
Aug 7 2025 // A federal judge says Rhode Island’s gun permit system, which requires residents to show “a need” to openly carry a firearm throughout the state, does not violate the Second Amendment. In a ruling handed...
Viewpoint: May the Combined Ratio R.I.P. (for Measuring Profit)
Jun 2 2025 // When Mr. Best of AM Best created the combined ratio, he did the industry and arguably the world a great favor. After all, what business would only measure part of their cost and ignore the other 30% when determining...
Massachusetts Firm to Pay $11M for Dumping Contaminated Fill in Rhode Island
May 27 2025 // Rhode Island’s top legal chief announced last week that a Massachusetts construction company has agreed to pay $11 million to settle criminal charges that it illegally dumped thousands of tons of contaminated fill in...
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