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We crunched numbers and traced the history of housing in Rhode Island to lay out how we got to this point.
The author says next year she will continue her work to move Rhode Island out of its last-in-New England ranking for child ...
The housing crisis is affecting everyone, from new college grads to aging empty nesters to employers looking to hire. Making it possible to build accessory dwelling units by-right makes sense for ...
A recently passed $120 million housing bond will go before voters in November. It’s worth celebrating while also nowhere near enough, writes the director of the Rhode Island office of LISC.
(WJAR) — Rhode Island's housing crisis is now driving another dilemma—an increase in surrendered and abandoned pets. Animal ...
(WJAR) — Top lawmakers are working to help fix the state's housing crisis. House Speaker Joe Shekarchi has a package of 14 bills to address affordable housing and increase housing production ...
The new slate of bills builds on previous reforms and adds fresh tools to spur construction, override local zoning laws, and encourage more subsidized housing in areas like Narragansett, South ...
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 ...
Last November, Rhode Island voters approved a $120 million housing bond to address the housing crisis that could create a public developer to build more affordable housing. As much as $10 million ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — With homelessness in Rhode Island at record highs, advocates are making persistent calls for urgent solutions to the growing crisis. Experts detailed the severity of ...