North Smithfield’s Town Council will revisit a previously approved nonbinding resolution to boycott Nike products because of public backlash. Town…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Rhode Island’s primary election is almost here, and there’s a lot on the line — and a hurricane may land around mid-week , potentially suppressing…
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Raimondo Backs Directive Meant To Keep Guns Out Of Schools
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo on Wednesday said the state is implementing a directive meant to keep people other than police from bringing guns into K…
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Judge Rules Law Prohibits Deportation In Certain Cases
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have until next month to report how it’s making sure foreigners married to Americans are not deported illegally…
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Hearings Challenging The Arrests Of Married Immigrants To Continue
Hearings resume Tuesday in federal court in Boston into the arrests of the wives and husbands of Americans at immigration interviews. The Justice…
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ACLU Sues Woonsocket Over Funding For Domestic Violence Service Agency
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the City of Woonsocket on behalf of a local nonprofit that serves survivors of domestic violence. The suit…
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RIP Aretha Franklin
The death of the great Aretha Franklin jogged this memory: The afternoon before the start of the 1996 Democratic National Convention was a usual Chicago…
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PETER NERONHA – RI ATTORNEY GENERAL – DEMOCRAT 2018
Editor’s note: these are the candidate’s responses to questions provided by RIPR. The views expressed are the candidate’s alone, edited only in cases of…
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KEVIN HEITKE – RI SENATE/23RD DISTRICT – DEMOCRAT 2018
Editor’s note: these are the candidate’s responses to questions provided by RIPR. The views expressed are the candidate’s alone, edited only in cases of…
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Alan Gordon – RI Attorney General – Compassion Party 2018
Editor’s note: these are the candidate’s responses to questions provided by RIPR. The views expressed are the candidate’s alone, edited only in cases of…
