No single election will repair Congress. No single election will restore public confidence. But democracy was not designed to prevent change.

Robert T.F. Downes is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Connecticut, specializing in political theory and public law. He is also an adjunct professor at ...

Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed U.S.-Canada tensions, trade, healthcare and democracy during an ...

Rhode Island’s Judicial Nominating Commission on Tuesday will consider whether its members should disclose campaign ...

The Rhode Island Current is an independent, nonprofit news outlet focused on state government and the impact of public policy decisions in the Ocean State. Readers can expect relentless reporting with ...

Rhode Island District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy ruled federal administrators broke the law when they canceled a $7 billion ...

Rhode Island redesigned public benefit notices, about 60,000 of which are mailed each month, to make Medicaid and other eligibility decisions clearer.

Gov. Dan McKee quickly endorsed his Democratic primary challenger, Helena Buonanno Foulkes, after losing the race. But losers ...

Rhode Island's online payroll transparency portal hasn't been updated in nearly a year, surprising watchdogs and the public ...

An arbitrator has ruled that the head of the union representing police and firefighters at Rhode Island T.F. Green ...

How standardized testing and accountability helped improve student achievement in Massachusetts and Mississippi.