Temperatures are plummeting, as the east coast gets slammed by an arctic blast. The state Department of Emergency Management is responding by opening…
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RIPR GM Joe O’Connor Heading to Charlotte’s WFAE
Rhode Island Public Radio general manager Joe O’Connor is leaving the station at the end of January to become GM of WFAE and president of the University…
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Read Governor Gina Raimondo’s Inaugural Address In Its Entirety
Inaugural Address Governor Gina M. Raimondo January 6, 2015 My fellow Rhode Islanders, it is a great honor to address you today. I am humbled by the…
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RI General Assembly Opens 2015 Legislative Session
Legislative leaders opened the new General Assembly session yesterday by pledging to focus on jobs and education. House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello and…
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Cold Snap Hits Rhode Island
An arctic blast is sweeping through southern New England. It’s bringing gusty winds and dangerously frigid temperatures. The National Weather Service…
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RI’s Homeless Especially Vulnerable As Temperatures Plunge
As temperatures sink in Rhode Island, the state’s homeless population is especially vulnerable. Thermometers are expected to hover well below freezing…
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R.I.P. Statehouse Reporter Jim Baron
There was a sad note at the Rhode Island State House this afternoon as the 2015 General Assembly opened the legislative session: Conspicuously missing…
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Bishop Tobin Offers Suggestions To Keep Flu At Bay
We’re in the midst of flu season. It’s officially been declared widespread by the state health department. And Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin is urging…
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The Gamm’s “Morality Play” A Raucous, Roiling Time of Murder and Madness
Written by artistic director Tony Estrella, from the award-winning novel by British expatriate Barry Unsworth, “Morality Play” sweeps through a raucous…
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Raimondo Says She’s Ready to Take on Rhode Island’s Problems
Gina Raimondo’s long path to the top job in Rhode Island politics culminated when she was sworn in Tuesday as the state’s first female governor….
