Medical debt is a growing problem for Rhode Islanders. Relief may come from new laws and a debt forgiveness program.

Spending cuts feared by state officials − including cuts in federal Medicaid payments − do not become effective until 2028, ...

Where have all the children gone? While the nationwide under-18 population fell by 1.4 percent from 2010 to 2020, and in ...

The Population and Family Development Ministry is prioritizing efforts to assist 1.4 million families at risk of stunting in ...

The Narrow River Preservation Association and John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge work to protect and maintain the river ...

Over the last five years, Rhode Island home growth looks even more anemic. The state added 4,562 homes from 2020 through 2024, the Census said, 51st out of all states and the District of Columbia.

Rhode Island has inched back into positive territory when it comes to the state’s population, though it remains a hair below its 2020 number. These are the most expensive home sales this year in ...

Massachusetts and Rhode Island lost residents over the past two years, part of an overall population drain in the Northeast as Americans migrate south and west, according to new US Census figures ...

The 2020 census count produced a surprise 44,412-person, or 4.3%, increase in Rhode Island's population that prevented the expected loss of a congressional seat.

Rhode Island's surprise 2020 population gain, which allowed the state to keep two congressional seats, may not have happened after all, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.