The Trump administration’s cuts in science research have led to lost jobs and stalled research in the Ocean State. Protesters showed up to the State House on Friday as part of a national movement called Stand Up For Science. We hear from one of the protest’s organizers. Also, there is a lot of fear and anxiety in the majority-Latino city of Central Falls. Business owners say they’re already feeling the impact because people without legal status are avoiding public places. Plus, the campus of UMass Dartmouth is built in the architectural style of Brutalism. We’ll take a look at why that style was used and why it’s gonna cost the school hundreds of millions to fix up its campus. That and more on this week’s show.
Links:
- Cuts to jobs and research funding mount in Rhode Island’s academic sciences
- ‘People are scared’: Fear of ICE raids causing Central Falls businesses to suffer
- TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Mar. 08, 2025
- UMass Dartmouth’s $660 million problem: preserving its Brutalist campus
- ‘69-’96: A Closer Look at a House in Common (Mar. 8 & 9)
- The New England Saltwater Fishing Show (Mar. 7 – 9)
- Providence St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Mar. 8)
- Mardi Gras Party with C.J. Chenier and his red-hot Louisiana Band (Mar. 8)
Guests:
- Margaret Crane, post-doctoral fellow at Brown University
- Ian Donnis, The Public’s Radio political reporter
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