Rhode Island’s congressional delegation expressed skepticism after President Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress, Tuesday.
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High School Graduation Rates: Highest Ever & On The Rise
The Rhode Island Department of Education released a report that puts high school graduation rates among students at the national average.
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Your Weekly Briefing: Health In Rhode Island, Feb. 28
What’s happening in health care in Rhode Island, Feb. 28 UHIP: The House Oversight Committee continues hearings on UHIP Thursday, March 2 at the State…
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A Chorus Of Voices Oppose Trump’s Transgender Bathroom Guidelines Repeal
Under Obama administration guidance gender nonconforming students were allowed to use bathrooms and changing facilities that corresponded to the gender…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Don’t Turn Local Cops Into Immigration Enforcers
Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steve Pare doesn’t want city police used as deputy immigration agents. RIPR Political Analyst Scott MacKay says…
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Sen. Reed Condemns Trump Administration’s Trans Bathroom Rollback
Sen. Jack Reed denounced the Trump administration’s repeal of Obama era protections of transgender students and their bathroom use, yesterday.
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Facing Change: From War-Torn Syria To Snowy Prep School, Syrian Refugees Seek Education In Vermont
Many small towns in New England are eager to welcome refugees from the war in Syria, but that doesn’t seem likely under President Donald Trump’s…
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Educators React To Trump’s Transgender Bathroom Guidelines Repeal
The National Education Association of Rhode Island is speaking out against President Donald Trump’s repeal of federal guidelines on school bathroom use…
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Legislation Aims To Ban The Use Of Conversion Therapy Among Minors
Rhode Island lawmakers are considering legislation that would ban the use of a treatment known as “conversion therapy” among minors. The therapy…
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It’s Providence Newspaper Guild Follies Time!
The days are getting longer. The General Assembly is back. And yes, the pols have been cooperating – from the White House to the State House –with the…
