The Rhode Island state flag. While the state flag was originally adopted in 1877, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, RI has been using the anchor icon for much longer, "The Rhode Island ...

As part of the effort, the secretary of state made 100 flags available for free to the first Rhode Islanders to claim them, which happened within hours.

Protesters wave the Palestinian and Lebanese flags on the steps to the Rhode Island State House on March 17, 2025. Getty Images. Buses pass by Providence City Hall on May 28, 2020.

CRANSTON — In the almost four years since Rhode Island adopted a "red flag" law to try to avert tragedies, a single police department has confiscated 174 firearms from 42 individuals. Cranston ...