RI General Assembly Agrees to Make State Crash Data Public; More APRA Reforms on Hold  • Rhode Island Current

After years of secrecy, R.I. makes car accident data public - The Boston Globe

The House and Senate also passed three bills in response to ICE actions, prohibiting civil arrests at R.I. courthouses without a valid judicial warrant.

RI General Assembly agrees to make state crash data public; more APRA reforms on hold  • Rhode Island Current

Forty-two states offer a dashboard making crash data available to the public, but not Rhode Island. The Vermont Agency of Transportation's online crash data query tool is shown on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Screenshot)A sweeping overhaul of Rhode Island’s public records law remains on hold, but lawmakers agreed to one noteworthy change that makes state traffic accident data public. On early Thursday afternoon, bills sponsored by Democratic Rep. R…