Rhode Islanders have been transfixed lately by snow drifts and the Super Bowl. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says it’s time to look ahead to…
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Gist Becomes Lone Contender For Tulsa Job
Looks like Education Commissioner Deborah Gist is headed back to her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa World reports today that the other candidate in…
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Super Bowl MVP QB Roger Staubach predicts Pats Win
In case you haven’t had enough Super Bowl hype, here’s one more thing for New England fans to chew on: Roger Staubach, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback…
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TACV Airline Coming To T.F. Green
Gov. Gina Raimondo, Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian and Green State Airport officials will announce today that the new airline flying from the airport…
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Sen. Whitehouse Offers Sharp Critique Of Keystone XL Pipeline Bill
The U.S. Senate passed a bill approving construction of the Keystone XL pipeline Thursday. Rhode Island’s junior Senator Sheldon Whitehouse voted…
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Bonus Q&A: Avedisian on Aid for Cities & Towns, RIPTA, Taxes & More
Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian joins Bonus Q+A to talk about his expectations for Governor Gina Raimondo’s first budget, the outlook for RIPTA, his…
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Political Roundtable: Avedisian on the Blizzard of ’15, Warwick & the RI GOP Outlook
Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian joins Political Roundtable to discuss how top elected officials responded to the Blizzard of 2015; development in Warwick…
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Hundreds Of Volunteers Help Residents Dig Out
As Rhode Islanders continue to dig out from the blizzard, there are hundreds of elderly and disabled residents needing someone to clear their walks….
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Federal Government Leases Two Areas Offshore Martha’s Vineyard For Wind Energy Development
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Managment auctioned off two out of four wind development areas off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard today…
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Graduation Rates Inch Up In Rhode Island
81 percent of the class of 2014 earned a diploma within four years, according to the latest numbers from the Rhode Island Department of Education. The…
