Sen. Frank Ciccone is a licensed gun dealer. He's also the Senate majority leader - a potentially sticky situation when it comes to gun bills.

Rhode Island senator Sheldon Whitehouse acknowledged that passing a measure forcing the high court to adopt an enforceable ethics code would be a tall order in a Republican Congress but said that it was important to keep the issue top of mind.

Rhode Island's Senate president said Thursday that the chamber won't move to block the governor's proposed pay raises for his department heads.

It was a busy week at the Rhode Island State House, as lawmakers passed a flurry of legislation addressing everything from