Brown University is responding to questions about race-conscious admissions criteria. In a written statement, the university said the courts have upheld…
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Lynn Arditi Hired As Health Reporter At Rhode Island Public Radio
Rhode Island Public Radio has hired Lynn Arditi, a longtime award-winning reporter at The Providence Journal, as the station’s new health reporter. She…
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Elmer Booze, The Man Behind The Piano At The Newport Music Festival
Behind every great pianist, is a page-turner. And at the Newport Music Festival – which turns 50 next year – that page-turner is Elmer Booze.
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Scott MacKay Commentary: RI Statehouse Pols Forget To Put Public First
Rhode Island is now a week into a new fiscal year without an approved budget. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says the longer this goes on, the…
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RI Attorney General Joins Suit Against US Education Secretary
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin joined 19 other attorneys general this week, in suing U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for suspending Obama-era…
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Gov. Raimondo Says Government Won’t Shut Down Amid Budget Impasse
State government will not shut down, even as Rhode Island moves into a new fiscal year without a new budget. Lawmakers in Rhode Island’s House and…
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Calculator Seeks To Help Prospective Students Understand The True Cost Of College
Fifteen colleges, including seven in New England, are now offering an easy way for college applicants to figure out how much their education will cost….
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Lifespan Resumes PILOT Payments to Providence
Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest hospital chain, is resuming payments in lieu of taxes to the city of Providence, Lifespan announced today. Lifespan…
