Providence will offer free classes for parents under a new initiative aimed at improving city schools. The district is partnering with the Paul Cuffee…
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Raimondo PILOT Cuts to Providence, Cranston Not Happening
Gov. Gina Raimondo’s first budget proposes stripping about $2.5 million in state Payments-in-lieu of Taxes aid from Providence city government and…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Raimondo’s Budget Politics
Gov. Gina Raimondo has proposed her first state budget. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay looks at the politics of our new governor’s taxing and…
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Gov. Gina Raimondo’s 2016 Budget Address
Here’s the full text of Gov. Gina Raimondo’s budget address, given Thursday evening in the Statehouse. Speaker Mattiello, Senate President Paiva Weed,…
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Sneak Peek: Education In The Governor’s Budget
Governor Raimondo gave a sneak peak of several programs Wednesday that will be part of her budget proposal. She’s proposing $1.3 million dollars to…
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It’s Basketball Championship Week For PC, URI And High Schools
It’s Basketball Championship Week in the Big East, Atlantic 10 and Rhode Island Interscholastic League. Local favorites Providence College and the…
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Bryant Women In NEC Semifinals; URI Women Awaiting Call
The best season in women’s basketball history at Bryant University continues for at least another game while the rebounding Rams of the University of…
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Gordon Fox: Financial Problems at the Apex of Political Power in RI
Former House speaker Gordon Fox faces at least three years in federal prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to three charges of corruption. The details…
