Each year billions of pounds of food go to waste. That means billions of dollars, too. The Environmental Protection Agency says more food reaches…
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Harvard Law Professor To Deliver RWU Law School Commencement Addresss
A path breaking Harvard University Law School professor and former clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall will keynote the 2017…
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Motivated By Trump, Progressive Women Start Organizing In RI
This week, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders kicked off a nationwide tour hoping to energize Democrats…
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Chafee Announces Opposition To Burrillville Power Plant
Former Gov. Lincoln Chafee has joined the opposition to Invenergy’s controversial energy plant proposal in Burrillville.
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RI Residents Could See Another Beach Season With Reduced Parking Fees
Those reduced beach parking fees Rhode Island residents enjoyed last summer could make a comeback this season.
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Amid New Buyout Offer, ProJo Publisher Warns Of Possible Layoffs
With a looming change in the executive editor’s post at The Providence Journal, the paper’s publisher warned Thursday that layoffs may result if a new…
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Growing Local Demand For Local Fish, Amid Changing Regulations
Fishing has long been a staple industry in Rhode Island. Over the last century ever more local seafood is shipped across the country and the globe.
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Providence Students Launch Campaign For ‘Student Bill Of Rights’
The Providence Student Union kicked off their campaign in support of their “Student Bill of Rights” Friday. The group is calling on elected leaders to…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Whitehouse, Republicans & RI’s 2018 Senate Race
Rhode Island’s 2018 U.S. Senate featuring incumbent Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse just got more complicated. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay parses…
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After Heavy Rainfall, DEM Officials Tell Trout Opening Day Participants To Use Caution
Tomorrow is opening day for trout fishing in the state and environmental officials are telling anglers to use caution.
