Dawson Hodgson, a state senator and Republican candidate for attorney general, is on the attack. A radio advertisement he released on May 27, 2014, faults Attorney General Peter Kilmartin, a Democrat, ...

The state’s first and largest hemp crop in at least a half century is causing a stink in North Kingstown. Neighbors around Dawson Hodgson’s 65 acres of hemp off Exeter Road are expected to appeal to ...

Legislative correspondence reviewed by The Associated Press shows that Sen. Dawson Hodgson in August twice asked Sen. James Sheehan to convene hearings into 38 Studios, which collapsed after receiving ...

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NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island — Dawson Hodgson turns his back to the spring wind tearing across one of his turf fields — 45 level acres, now greening with a cover crop of winter rye, that stretch a ...

A group of North Kingstown residents claim their quality of life is taking a hit because of the aroma a local hemp field is emitting. The 65-acre hemp field is a sight Rhode Islanders have not seen in ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A hemp farm is causing quite the stink in a North Kingstown neighborhood. The farm – owned by former state Sen. Dawson Hodgson – is upsetting residents because of its ...