The lawsuit is being brought to "vindicate the family’s constitutional and civil rights, threatened by an outrageous abuse of government powers ‒ a sham taking ‒ by the Town of Johnston." According to ...

Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter focuses on some shocking updates to a Rhode ...

JOHNSTON – On March 14, the owners of a 30-acre property in Johnston found out the town had transferred the land to itself, following through on threats and a plan by the mayor to block an ...

Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's stories include: The federal government is trying one ...

The Santoro family and their lawyers held a press conference Wednesday regarding the ongoing lawsuit with the Town of ...

The town of Johnston has officially acquired a 31-acre parcel of land by eminent domain, following months of controversy and pushback.

Town officials are facing a lawsuit alleging they abused the law to block the housing “simply because they don’t want that ...

Officials moved to take the property by eminent domain for a new Town Hall and police and fire stations instead. JOHNSTON, R.I. — For generations, Salvatore Compagnone‘s family has built homes.

Less than 10% of Johnston's housing qualifies as affordable, limiting the town's ability to block affordable-housing projects under state law. The same day the lawsuit was filed, Johnston moved ...