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Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Francis X. Flaherty said it never crossed his mind to mention he was president of the St. Thomas More Society of Rhode Island on his annual state financial disclosure form, even while he was on the bench for an appeal of a priest sexual abuse case.

About 60 textile workers marched outside Kenyon Industries Tuesday in a show of unity a day before their last negotiating session and two days before their contract expires.

With the Massachusetts approval still under consideration, the decision from the Rhode Island coastal council represents a step forward for a project that has divided opinion and would have come as a relief to developer Vineyard Wind.

The International Association of Firefighters Local 1261, which represents the more than 150 firefighters in the city, said it was calling attention to many concerns stemming from members working without a contract for three years.

PROVIDENCE — Grown-ups sexually molested when they were children — by their local parish priests, by sports coaches, family members, even by the notorious Larry Nassar — came to the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday night to tell their horrific stories, some for the second or third time.And some were more graphic than others, including Ann Hagan Webb, the 66-year-old psychologist and sister of the Rhode Island lawmaker who introduced the legislation [...]

Kids always seem to steal the show, and when there’s a dozen and they’re grinding rock and roll on electric guitars, basses and drums like pint-sized members of Led Zeppelin, no one else on stage even matters.

Dozens of the people attended an anti-abotion rally Tuesday on the steps at the State House rotunda.

It will be her first live appearance on the national stage since her election as chairwoman of the Democratic Governors Association. Raimondo will not attend a lunch for the governors with Vice President Mike Pence on Friday, but does plan on attending a dinner with President Donald Trump on Sunday night.

Shawn Selleck, 44, previously worked as a project manager in the state’s Department of Information Technology.

At a small gathering at Brown, U.S. Rep. David Cicilline says he fears that facts have lost value and that disagreements should be based on facts; not emotions.