Rent control falls one vote short of passing in Providence
The City Council failed to overturn the mayor’s veto of the Providence Rent Stabilization Act, which aimed to cap annual rent increases at 4% in most city apartments
Brown University researcher: True cost of Iran war far exceeds Pentagon's $25 billion claim
Stephanie Savell, director of the Costs of War project at Brown University, says much of the United States’ massive defense budget could be better spent on education, health care and green energy
Roger Williams law professor files ethics complaint against Shekarchi's Supreme Court application
Complaint, filed while Shekarchi was still giving his farewell speech, says ethics code bars elected officials from seeking state employment for one year after leaving office; Ethics Commission expected to take up the matter June 2