Debate on legislation in the state Assembly has long been a mere formality in the Democrat-controlled legislative chamber.

Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly is discussing a bill to ban conversion therapies. Costa Rica is listed among 68 countries that allow and apply conversion therapies, according to an independent ...

Advocacy groups are laying out policies they want to see garner lawmakers’ support and the governor’s signature.

Some blast Rhode Island’s $2.3 million pot of funding for legislative grants as a “slush fund,” but Assembly leaders say the small grants help community groups fulfill their missions PROVIDENCE — The ...