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RI Gets Federal Dollars For AP Exams
Rhode Island will get $45,248 in federal funding to help low-income students take Advanced Placement exams. The U.S. Department of Education announced a…
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TGIF: 19 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
The political pot keeps simmering as the calendar turns to August. Thanks for stopping by. As always, feel free to send me a tip or comment at idonnis …
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PC Gets Unusual $1.3 Million Gift For Scholarships
Providence College has announced an unusual gift of more than $1 million from a donor who is not from Rhode Island and is not a PC grad. Dr. Kevin C. O…
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Mattiello: Deal Closer On PawSox Stadium
Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello said Monday he’s hopeful an agreement will emerge in the near future for a plan to build a new PawSox…
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Happy Friday, and thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. There’s plenty of news, even in the peak of summer, so we’re ready to dive in. Your tips…
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Tony Antosh: Give Developmentally Disabled Adults More Opportunities To Thrive
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The law had a profound effect on the way people with…
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Rhode Island Struggles To Serve Developmentally Disabled Workers
It’s been a little more than a year since Rhode Island signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to stop segregating and underpaying…
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Financing Completed For South Street Landing Project
More than six months after the ceremonial ground-breaking for a multi-use plan that includes remaking the South Street Power Station as a new state…
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Dispatch From The Newport Folk Festival
The 56th Newport Folk Festival is in full swing this weekend. Rhode Island Public Radio’s John Bender reports from Fort Adams State Park. A marching…
