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How will states use money from the Inflation Reduction Act to address climate change?
For the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about the Inflation Reduction Act, a law that puts hundreds of billions of dollars in federal money towards addressing climate change. Today, We’re going to look at how states can take advantage of this new law.
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DiBiase on RI’s budget, tax policy and what it will take to fix the schools
Rhode Island lawmakers have found themselves in unfamiliar territory in recent years, thanks to consecutive budget surpluses. The black bottom line is thanks to a windfall of federal COVID aid and higher than expected state tax revenue. Because of the surpluses, lawmakers have not had to wrestle recently with the big annual deficits that had been the norm for more than 20 years.
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Three performers own the stage in ‘Faith Healer’ at the Gamm Theatre
Artscape producer James Baumgartner and morning host Luis Hernandez review The Gamm Theatre’s production of “Faith Healer,” the 1979 drama by Irish playwright Brian Friel. The play runs through Jan. 29.
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How will the Inflation Reduction Act affect me?
Last year, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act. Despite the name, it actually includes a lot of plans to address climate change. Last week, we went over the big-picture plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But what will these policies mean for you? And when can you start taking advantage of them?
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Political Roundtable: Ranney on Covid, RI’s hospital landscape, gun violence & more
COVID is bouncing back. Yeah, we’re all tired of the pandemic, but the XBB.1.5 variant really doesn’t care. This highly infectious bug is surging across the US, including in Rhode Island, where the number of COVID cases is spiking. So why does this matter, and where do things go from here?
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Funda Fest celebrates history and the art of Black storytelling
Funda Fest is celebrating its twenty-fifth year with two weeks of storytelling, starting this Saturday. Morning Host Luis Hernandez talked with one of the featured storytellers, Antonio Rocha as well as Valerie Tutson, executive director of Rhode Island Black Storytellers and Funda Fest.
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How does a law to reduce inflation affect climate change?
Sometimes it seems like Congress passes a big bill, it’s in the news for a few weeks, and then we forget about it. Last year, when President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, there was a lot of talk about how the bill would help the US address climate change. But how? And what happens now?
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Political Roundtable: Pearson on housing, education and healthcare
Thirty-four-year-old Ryan Pearson is the first Millennial to hold a key leadership post in the Rhode Island Senate; he won election in November as the second-ranking member of the chamber. Pearson stopped by our studio to discuss housing, healthcare and a range of other issues, on Political Roundtable.
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2022 provided thrills and spills; 2023 looks like more of the same
The Patriots still have a chance to make the playoffs, the Red Sox make a major move, and the Friars are still flying high.
