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Letter: House budget was a much better deal for Rhode Islanders
Independent - Rhode Island
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Thank goodness for Speaker Shekarchi and the House Finance Committee. In January, they were given a budget proposal from the governor that was severely lacking in what this state and its residents need. It also included large funding gaps and...
Dr. Rosemary Costigan Named President of Community College of Rhode Island
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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June 19, 2025
Council on Postsecondary Education Names Dr. Rosemary Costigan as President of Community College of Rhode Island Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education voted unanimously today to name Rosemary Costigan, Ph.D., R.N. as president of...
Rhode Island Hemp Drinks Ban Bill Scaled Back To Instead Request Officials Make Recommendations For Intoxicating Product Rules
Marijuana Moment
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June 18, 2025
“Any potential updates would follow a thoughtful and transparent process, with stakeholder input and public engagement.” By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current A proposed ban on hemp-derived THC beverages has morphed into a request for state...
Rhode Island can do more. Lawmakers must strengthen support for needy families.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Rhode Island Works, the state’s cash assistance and workforce development program, is designed to help very low-income families meet their basic needs — like food, housing, child care, and health care. The revised House budget for Rhode Island’s...
Rhode Island is poised to end high-interest payday loans
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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After more than a decade of trying, advocates are on the brink of repealing the law that lets “payday lenders” charge high annual interest rates for short-term loans in Rhode Island. On Monday, the House voted 70 to 0 for the legislation, with...
R.I. drops to 19th place in national rankings of child well-being
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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June 23, 2025
Rhode Island now trails behind every other New England state in the latest national ranking of children’s well-being after sliding from 12th place to 19th. The Ocean State had outpaced Maine in overall rankings last year in the Annie E. Casey...
Appalling Lack of Leadership Forces Rhode Island Into Breakdown Lane
ecoRI News - Rhode Island
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June 19, 2025
It requires a Rhode Island high school student to succinctly capture the state’s idiocy, or, more likely, its lack of giving a damn about people who rely on public transit. Earlier this month, colleague Colleen Cronin reported on a group of...
X Games got its start in Rhode Island 30 years ago
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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The first X Games, originally called the Extreme Games, debuted in Rhode Island in 1995 and featured unconventional sports such as street luge and skysurfing. ESPN created the X Games to attract a younger audience interested in alternative sports,...
Juneteenth celebrations and educational events kick off across Rhode Island
WLNE - Rhode Island
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June 19, 2025
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Today is Juneteenth, a solemn and celebratory date, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union Army Major General Gordan Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and announced that enslaved...
How the discontinuation of the penny may affect RI small businesses
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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Production of the penny is nearing an end following an order from President Donald Trump. Rhode Island small business owners are unsure about rounding prices. Lucky pennies litter the sidewalk, copper twinkling in the sun, waiting to be picked up...
Rhode Island House approves $14.3 billion state budget
WJAR - Rhode Island
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(WJAR) — The Rhode Island House of Representatives have approved a $14.3 billion state budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The House on Tuesday voted 66-9 to approve the bill. A key component of the budget is healthcare. The revised budget includes...
Rhode Island’s ‘Taylor Swift Tax’ stands to hit her and her wealthy neighbors with six-figure bills
New York Post
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June 17, 2025
Rhode Island is weighing a proposal that could hit pop superstar Taylor Swift — and dozens of her wealthy neighbors — with a six-figure tax bill for leaving their coastal mansions mostly unoccupied. The so-called “Taylor Swift Tax,” an unofficial...
OPINION: Comrade Trump
Kyiv Post
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June 23, 2025
The contrast between Trump’s principled war with Israel against Iran and his fawning toward Russia’s Putin stands couldn’t be starker. Tehran has been toppled, but on May 28, Trump imposed a two-week deadline on Russia to stop bombing Ukraine to...
Beacon Mutual Named #1 Best Place to Work in Rhode Island for Third Consecutive Year
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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June 18, 2025
Warwick, RI – Beacon Mutual has once again been named the #1 Best Place to Work in Rhode Island in the Large Employer category by Providence Business News (PBN)—marking its third straight year at the top. Headquartered in Warwick, Beacon Mutual is...
Rhode Island FC breaks through for first win at Pawtucket’s Centreville Bank Stadium
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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It took a half-dozen matches, but Rhode Island FC has a victory to celebrate at Centreville Bank Stadium. Maxi Rodriguez converted a penalty in the fifth minute of second half stoppage time, and RIFC beat North Carolina FC, 2-1, on Saturday night...
As nurses go on strike, Rhode Island grapples with a…
Newport Daily News - Rhode Island
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Rhode Island had close to 1,300 job openings for registered nurses in the first quarter of 2025, up from about 980 openings in the final quarter of 2024. The reasons for the shortage are varied: from low wages to burnout and retirements from the...
Father, son from Rhode Island dead after Connecticut bank robbery
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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A father and son from Rhode Island died after allegedly robbing a Connecticut bank and engaging in a standoff with police. The suspects, Shaun and Zachary Fallon, were tracked to a motel where they claimed to have firearms and explosives. After...
Millions of Acres of Public Land in Colorado, Other Western States Could Be Sold Under Senate Reconciliation Bill
High Country Shopper - Colorado
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Last month, Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse succeeded in getting a provision to sell public lands in western states removed from Republicans’ giant reconciliation package. “I'm proud of the work that we did, building a bipartisan coalition and exposing...
Taming Wild Fires Before They Spiral - Part 2: User Experience
Forbes
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WEST DADE, FL - JUNE 10: Flames shoot up from a brush fire as Florida Division of Forestry continue ... More to work on containing the fire that has burned about 50,316 acres on June 10, 2011 in West Dade, Florida. The fire started last weekend as...
Housing advocates worry states can’t fill rental aid gaps if cuts go through
The Daily Citizen - Arkansas
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The Trump administration is pushing to reshape the federal housing safety net by slashing spending and shifting the burden of housing millions of people to states, which may be ill-equipped to handle the mission. President Donald Trump’s recent...