The phrase ‘separation of church and state’ dates back to a letter from Thomas Jefferson to a Baptist congregation.

State lawmakers are taking a modest approach to encourage new home construction across Rhode Island: Only nine bills, down ...

House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi is once again taking aim at the regulations he says are stifling new homebuilding. The ...

Our advocacy is working,” Shekarchi said in a statement. “But building takes time, and we are still trying to play catch-up for all the years that Rhode Island was dead last in the country for new ...