The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity was set up to investigate President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that millions of…
John Bender
Reporter
John Bender was the general assignment reporter for The Public's Radio for several years. He is now a fill-in host when our regular hosts are out.
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Cybersecurity Expert: What To Do After Equifax Data Breach
A local cybersecurity expert is urging consumers to find out whether their personal information was compromised in a massive data breach at the credit…
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Sens. Whitehouse And McCain Push To Limit Gerrymandering
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to put limits on the practice of drawing voting districts for political advantage, also known…
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After Years Of Security, DACA Recipients Face The Burden Of Uncertainty
It’s been a difficult week for people under DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program protecting thousands of undocumented young…
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Young DACA Recipients Have Few Paths To Citizenship
The end of the immigration policy known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA could leave thousands of undocumented young people without…
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RI Attorney General To Join Lawsuit Over DACA
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is joining with counterparts in other states to sue the federal government over the end of the DACA…
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Native American Group Continues Talks With University Over Land Dispute
The group that calls itself the Pokanoket Nation has been camped out on Bristol’s Mount Hope for the last week. Members of the tribe say that land…
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Alt-Rock Station WBRU Will Go Off The Air Thursday Night
Rhode Island radio station WBRU will go off the radio airwaves Thursday night. The alt-rock station is being sold to a California-based non-profit,…
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PVD Superintendent Not Target Of Investigation For Failure To Report Abuse
The Providence Public School District superintendent is not a target in the investigation of failure to report sexual abuse allegations at a city…
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WBRU Could Soon Be Home For Contemporary Christian Rock
The radio station WBRU may soon be home to one the country’s largest contemporary Christian music broadcasters. The station run by Brown University…
