United States — Rhode Island
Tracked across 39 events · 1357 articles · First seen Mar 07, 2025 · Last active Aug 14, 2026
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Impact: United States — Rhode Island experienced a mass shooting at a youth hockey game in United States — Pawtucket, Rhode Island, adding to a recent history of gun violence in the state. The governor of United States — Rhode Island monitored the situation.
Feb 16, 2026 · 33 articles
Domestic
Impact: United States — Rhode Island successfully defended against a lawsuit from the United States — United States Department of Justice seeking detailed voter data, with a federal judge siding with the state's election officials.
Apr 17, 2026 · 7 articles
Accidents
Impact: United States — Rhode Island was buried under record snowfall, leading to travel restrictions, suspension of public transit, and power outages. One fatality due to carbon monoxide poisoning was reported in Newport, United States — Rhode Island.
Feb 22, 2026 · 67 articles
Domestic
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is the location where the decades-long sexual abuse by Catholic priests occurred, and where the Attorney General's investigation was conducted.
Mar 04, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
Impact: Lead plaintiff and venue state; Attorney General Peter Neronha is a vocal critic of the conditions.
Jul 23, 2026 · 23 articles
Accidents
Impact: United States — Rhode Island, through its Governor Dan McKee and its strict gun laws, is impacted by the shooting at Brown University, highlighting ongoing debates about gun control.
Dec 13, 2025 · 25 articles
Accidents
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is the state where the shooting occurred, and its state resources, including the United States — Rhode Island State Police, were deployed to assist in the response.
Dec 13, 2025 · 6 articles
Accidents
Impact: United States — Rhode Island received nine people with gunshot wounds from the Brown University shooting, with one in critical condition and six requiring intensive care.
Dec 14, 2025 · 12 articles
Domestic
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is one of the 15 states suing to block the grant cuts.
Jul 10, 2026 · 15 articles
Domestic
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is one of the plaintiff states joining the lawsuit.
Aug 03, 2026 · 20 articles
Business
L3Harris opened a new 50,000-square-foot maritime production facility at Providence, Rhode Island in Providence, United States — Rhode Island, following a $6 million investment. The facility will design, produce, and deliver advanced undersea training systems…
Impact: United States — Rhode Island benefits from the new facility through job creation, economic activity, and reinforcement of its position in the defense industrial base and Blue Economy.
Aug 12, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is the state where Frank Caprio served as a municipal judge for nearly four decades and where his show 'Frank Caprio' was filmed.
Aug 20, 2025 · 26 articles
Regulatory
Impact: Legislators in United States — Rhode Island plan to reintroduce a bill requiring regulators to collect data on technology use after a previous attempt failed.
Feb 18, 2026 · 7 articles
Accidents
Impact: Residents in United States — Rhode Island also reported feeling the effects of the meteor's explosion, including shaking buildings.
May 30, 2026 · 35 articles
Business
Impact: The expansion of the RTX Corporation — Raytheon facility in Portsmouth, United States — Rhode Island, will bring 150 high-tech jobs to the state, positively impacting the local economy.
Jun 08, 2026 · 6 articles
Business
GT Biopharma, a United States — Los Angeles-based biopharmaceutical company, terminated its Chief Medical Officer Richard Graydon on July 17, 2026, citing reasons unrelated to his activities at the company. Shortly thereafter, media reports revealed…
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is the jurisdiction where Fischer was convicted and where he will face consequences, but it is not directly affected financially.
Jul 20, 2026 · 20 articles
Regulatory
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is one of the twenty US states that joined the lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's H-1B visa fee.
Dec 13, 2025 · 9 articles
Domestic
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is one of the states joining United States — California in the lawsuit against Donald Trump's H-1B visa fee.
Dec 12, 2025 · 14 articles
Domestic
Impact: A federal judge rejected the United States — United States Department of Justice's bid to force United States — Rhode Island to turn over non-public data on registered voters, highlighting legal setbacks for the Trump administration's election integrity probes.
Apr 19, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is one of the states that challenged Donald Trump's executive order on mail-in voting.
Apr 20, 2026 · 268 articles
Regulatory
The U.S. United States — United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) invoked emergency authority on August 11, 2026, ordering prediction market Kalshi to continue operating despite a lawsuit filed by New Mexico — New…
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is one of the states sued by the CFTC. Its regulatory stance is part of the broader conflict.
Aug 11, 2026 · 7 articles
Domestic
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is one of the states joining the lawsuit against Donald Trump's new global tariffs.
Mar 05, 2026 · 16 articles
Domestic
Impact: United States — Rhode Island's governor is among the nine Democratic governors who sent a letter to the United States — United States Postal Service asking to withdraw the proposed rule.
Jul 02, 2026 · 13 articles
Regulatory
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is among the states involved in CFTC lawsuits regarding prediction market jurisdiction.
Jul 14, 2026 · 9 articles
Regulatory
Impact: United States — Rhode Island joined the lawsuit as a plaintiff state.
Jul 22, 2026 · 9 articles
Domestic
In United States — Hawaii, prisoners granted compassionate release for severe medical conditions are unable to leave prison because long-term care facilities refuse to admit them, primarily due to their criminal backgrounds. As of June,…
Impact: State where nursing home rejections increased when patients were from prison.
Jul 20, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
Erica Carter, a finance manager for the Omaha people school district in United States — Nebraska, was forced to leave United States — Iowa's United States — Medicaid buy-in program for employed people with disabilities…
Impact: Eliminated limits; example of reform.
Aug 10, 2026 · 9 articles
Accidents
Impact: Reporting 1-10 cases.
Jun 30, 2026 · 348 articles
Domestic
Killing of the Clancy children, a former labor and delivery nurse, is on trial in United States — Plymouth, Massachusetts, for the murder of her three children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan, whom she strangled on…
Impact: State where Clancy received treatment.
Jul 20, 2026 · 209 articles
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