New WooSox GM Brooke Cooper is ‘standing on the shoulders of so many women’ who came before
Brooke Cooper grew up watching Pawtucket Red Sox games at McCoy Stadium. Today she’s the general manager of the club, which now plays in Worcester.
Governor nominates Dr. Jerome Larkin to lead RI Department of Health
The Rhode Island Department of Health has been without a permanent director for more than two years.
Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for May 10, 2024
The patient man in the RI House, LEOBOR moves ahead, and a healthcare summit on tape at the Statehouse.
RISD sit-in ends
Twenty-three RISD students left the art school’s Prov-Wash building Thursday afternoon after a pro-Palestinian sit-in that lasted three-and-a-half days.
On a lopsided vote, the Rhode Island House passes a bill to overhaul police discipline
For years, the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights was considered a third rail of politics and efforts at reform have failed until now.
Advocates, outreach workers pressure Mayor Smiley to delay plans to clear homeless encampments
The Providence Police Department previously notified service providers that officers would issue 48-hour notices to vacate at two encampments.
Child poverty is down but disparities remain, according to Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
The latest edition of the Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook outlines a litany of challenges facing children across the state who are born into poverty — and highlights a few bright spots, too. Morning Edition host Luis Hernandez spoke about some possible solutions with the executive director of the child advocacy nonprofit, Paige Clausius-Parks.
Rhode Island GOP lambasts Democrats for handling of Washington Bridge
Republican Party Chairman Joe Powers invited small businesses located near the bridge to share their concerns at a town hall-style meeting next week.
Narragansett approves short-term rental restrictions, affordable housing bond
The Narragansett Town Council approved a new short-term rental ordinance Monday night that prohibits property owners from renting units for less than seven nights. Council members also moved to place an affordable housing bond referendum on the November ballot.
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