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(WJAR) — Rhode Island's housing crisis is now driving another dilemma—an increase in surrendered and abandoned pets. Animal ...
Rhode Island’s budget plan targets high-end vacation homes — with a proposal nicknamed after a pop star grabbing headlines. One of the proposals would add a new surcharge on second homes worth more ...
LINCOLN – Town officials say they’re committed to “thoughtful, balanced growth” as they work toward hitting the state’s 10 ...
The director of the Rhode Island Land Trust Council explains how she thinks the state can develop housing and still conserve land.
This legislative session will be remembered for hard work, thoughtful deliberation and collaboration that made possible many improvements for the people of Rhode Island. Faced with a budget shortfall ...
Oregon and others.  It’s time for policymakers to abandon the myth that subsidies solve housing shortages and provide ...
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee and Housing Secretary Deborah Goddard have announced a new 2030 housing plan to increase the housing stock in the state over the next four and a half years, with ...
A new law sponsored by House Commission on Housing Affordability Chairwoman June S. Speakman and Sen. Tiara T. Mack makes various improvements to Rhode Island’s Low and Moderate Income Housing Act to ...
Rhode Island lawmakers are considering legislation to revive the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Board to address both the housing crisis and land conservation.
Could the tax on non-owner-occupied mansions encourage the pop star, or other celebrities, to spend more time in RI?
Like many Rhode Islanders, we know firsthand the frustration of trying to secure primary care in our state. Both of us and members of our families have encountered the same obstacles that countless ...
Rhode Island lawmakers want to tax luxury homeowners who spend less than half the year in their second homes in the state a ...