Gov. Gina Raimondo hosted a media conference call with Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam Thursday. It’s the latest move in Democrat Raimondo’s efforts to rally…
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State Revenue Running Below Expectations For FY 2017
Rhode Island’s total revenue is off the mark by $43 million, or a bit less than 2 percent, for the first nine months of fiscal 2017.
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Truth
It sounds a little too much like an essay question on a college application: “Please identify a book that has changed your life. Discuss.” The truth is,…
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This Low-Cost, High-Level Soccer Club Turns Competition Into Opportunity
Jared Barbosa is an Elementary School guidance counselor who was raised by a professional soccer player. His dad, Manoel “Boom Boom” Barbosa, competed…
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URI Begins Construction Of $125M Engineering Complex
The University of Rhode Island begins construction of a $125 million engineering complex Monday. The complex is URI’s biggest construction project….
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Can Rhode Island Really Afford To Eliminate The Car Tax?
Rhode Islanders pay the highest car taxes in the nation. Now, a powerful state official is leading a move to phase-out the widely disliked tax. Yet the…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
There are lots of things cooking in the Biggest Little, even with lawmakers taking off for their spring break. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly…
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Writer Roy Peter Clark To Deliver Providence College Commencement Speech
Providence College alum Roy Peter Clark, known as “America’s Writing Coach” will deliver the commencement address at PC’s 99 th commencement, on Sunday,…
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Bryant Poll Shows Strong Support For Raimondo’s College Tuition Plan
A new poll by Bryant University’s Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership shows strong backing for Governor Gina Raimondo’s proposal to offer two…
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Debrief: The Pro & Con Of Raimondo’s College Tuition Plan
Governor Gina Raimondo wants to offer Rhode Islanders two years of free tuition at CCRI, RIC, or URI.
