Rhode Island — local government meetings
Plain-English summaries of city, county and school-board meetings across Rhode Island, written from official agendas and minutes.
Tracking 24,030 meetings across 36 Rhode Island cities, counties and school districts — 240 upcoming. See also the Rhode Island state legislature ↗.
Recent decisions in Rhode Island
- Budget & spending Commission elects new officers, grants 75% camp refund — South Kingstown · 2026-09-21
- Budget & spending Pawtucket City Council grants site control for new unified high school — Pawtucket · 2026-09-10
- Utilities & rates September 9 Water Commission meeting rescheduled to September 21 — Lincoln · 2026-09-09
- Other decisions Board certifies mail ballots and oversees state primary — Jamestown · 2026-09-09
- Budget & spending 250th Committee allocates funds for Town Beach party and descendant project — South Kingstown · 2026-09-09
- Other decisions Board of Canvassers did not convene during the September 9, 2026 Primary Election. — Richmond · 2026-09-09
- Budget & spending Jamestown council authorizes purchase of 1 Walton Street for $150,000 — Jamestown · 2026-09-08
- Budget & spending Warwick Zoning Board grants three variances, continues two petitions to October — Warwick · 2026-09-08
- Budget & spending Lincoln committee approves project expenditures and fencing for rescue center — Lincoln · 2026-09-08
- Other decisions East Greenwich Planning Board meeting cancelled for September 2, 2026 — East Greenwich · 2026-09-02
- Contracts & purchasing Council approves 8 resolutions including school safety contracts and Crescent Park tent — East Providence · 2026-09-01
- Zoning & land use TRC finds self-storage plan at 1200 West Main Rd a minor master-plan change — Portsmouth · 2026-09-01
- Budget & spending School Committee reviews FY2027 budget framework with projected $3M gap — East Providence School District · 2026-08-25
- Budget & spending Portsmouth Council directs study of ban on large battery storage and data centers — Portsmouth · 2026-08-24
- Other decisions Planning Board meeting cancelled due to lack of applications — East Greenwich · 2026-08-19
- Other decisions Council approves consent agenda, pension board appointments — Pawtucket · 2026-08-19
Browse Rhode Island meetings by topic
- Zoning & land use (1,580)
- Budget & taxes (1,421)
- Permits & licensing (942)
- Development & economy (718)
- Schools & libraries (714)
- Housing (671)
- Public safety (515)
- Roads & transportation (500)
- Parks & recreation (479)
- Personnel & appointments (458)
- Water & utilities (418)
- Contracts & procurement (406)
- Grants & funding (344)
- Environment & climate (325)
- Elections (194)
- Historic preservation (162)
- Short-term rentals (68)
- Cannabis (33)
- Homelessness (12)
Places we cover in Rhode Island
- Barrington (1 upcoming)
- Burrillville
- Central Falls (1 upcoming)
- City of Newport
- Coventry (2 upcoming)
- Coventry Public Schools School district
- Cranston
- Cumberland (1 upcoming)
- East Greenwich
- East Providence
- East Providence School District School district
- Exeter (1 upcoming)
- Foster
- Jamestown (9 upcoming)
- Johnston (1 upcoming)
- Johnston (1 upcoming)
- Lincoln (9 upcoming)
- Little Compton School Department School district
- Middletown (3 upcoming)
- Narragansett
- New Shoreham (1 upcoming)
- Newport
- North Kingstown
- Pawtucket (4 upcoming)
- Portsmouth
- Providence
- Richmond (1 upcoming)
- Scituate
- Smithfield (5 upcoming)
- South Kingstown (199 upcoming)
- Tiverton
- Warren
- Warwick
- West Warwick
- Westerly (1 upcoming)
- Woonsocket