RSS is a popular way to pull in news and information from across the Web. "Really Simply Syndication" allows Web sites and blogs to push content to you easily.
RSS feeds can be easily added to a variety of sources, from a My Yahoo home page, to a desktop 'aggrigator' such as sage, or even downloaded much like email in applications such as Mozilla Thunderbird or Apple's Mail.
Anytime you see an RSS button like this: RSS clicking on it will load the feed.
RSS at RI.gov:
RSS feeds on RI.gov are marked by the RSS button. Clicking on either the title link, or this button will link you directly to the RSS feed.
A mix of releases from all Rhode Island state agencies and municipalities using REX
News from the Rhode Island Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
News from the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation
News from the Rhode Island Department of Elderly Affairs
News from the Rhode Island Department of Corrections
The latest public health news from the Rhode Island Department of Health
News from the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health & Human Services
Press releases from the Attorney General
Press releases from the General Treasurer
Press releases from the Governor's Office
Press releases from the Lt. Governor's Office
News from the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
Rhode Island Executive Office of Health & Human Services
News from the Rhode Island Fiscal Fitness program
Highlights and noteworthy news as self published by agencies via the RI.gov Webmakers toolbox
News from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
News from the Rhode Island State Police Bulletin
There is always something interesting to do and see in Rhode Island and not just in the summer. Special events, fairs, festivals, and concerts are happening year-round throughout the state. The feed will deliver a 10-day forecast updated in real-time. Our feed is for private use only
Disciplinary action news from the Department of Health
News and information from the Office of Library and Information Services
News from the Rhode Island Attorney General
Food advisory news from the Rhode Island Department of Health
Proposed regulations from the Rhode Island Department of Health
Job Vacancy news from the Rhode Island Department of Health
Reports & Publications news from the Rhode Island Department of Health
Library news and information updates from the Rhode Island state library agency.
Information from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Traffic conditions by Traffic.com
A comprehensive list of many of the public RSS feeds available from the Secretary of States office is available as it’s own syndicated feed.
Obtain an RSS Feed of your elected officials here
You will be provided with an RSS link once you have submitted your address information
Note: to get minutes for a specific entity you can include that entity in the URL:
user0_1=YourEntityName%25 (this is optional)
RSS Example URL for Bristol
Note: to get minutes for a specific entity you can include that entity in the URL: user0_0=YourEntityName%25 (this is optional)
RSS Example for Charlestown:A complete list of all public RSS feeds available from the City of Providence is available as it’s own syndicated feed.
An Informative Weekly Newsletter
Providence open meetings as filed with the Secretary of State's office
News feed from the Providence Public Library
Upcoming Events feed from the Providence Public Library
A variety of RSS feeds with information relevant to each municipality in Rhode Island can be found on individual pages at: http://www.ri.gov/towns/
News from the town of Bristol
News from East Providence
U.S. Government RSS Library, a comprehensive directory of RSS and XML feeds as part of the FirstGov.gov Web site.
See also:
RSS FirstGov RSS Library
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Rhode Island Issued by the National Weather Service