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The new proposal lets developers sidestep local limits on construction for affordable projects even if the city has hit the ...

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The poll released by Neighbors Welcome! Rhode Island found 57% of voters ranked housing as the state’s top issue.

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New London. The Arizona and Texas senates pass starter home bills. But first, our lead item on a Rhode Island town being told to give back land it had stealthily seized from an affordable housing ...

Despite its status as the smallest state, Rhode Island’s neat division into 39 distinct municipalities was a complicated process that spanned centuries. Some cities were part of the first wave ...

Smithfield was originally a single town that grew and broke into North Smithfield, as well as other townships. Despite its status as the smallest state, Rhode Island’s neat division into 39 ...