Rhode Island Public Radio has made a $1.5 million deal to acquire the radio station at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. The purchase will…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: RIP RI 2016, The Lives We Lost
As a New Year dawns, RIPR political analyst summons the spirit of Scottish poet Robert Burns, author of Auld Lang Syne, to recall some prominent Rhode…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Happy New Year and best wishes for 2017! Welcome to my last TGIF column of 2016, and thanks for following my reports throughout the year. As usual, your…
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White’s Campaign Contributions To Mattiello Exceeded State Limit
Cranston businessman John Hazen White Jr. gave House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello almost twice the state’s legal limit for campaign contributions for an…
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Mediation Set To Begin In Narragansett Tribe Dispute
Mediation could begin Wednesday, between two factions of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. The Departments of Justice and the Interior, as well as the…
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Business Leaders Say Immigration Can Stem New England’s Workforce Shortage
Part 1 of a four-part New England News Collaborative series called “Facing Change” New England is facing a demographic crisis: its people are getting…
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Complaints About Toxins, Shoddy Construction Trail New England Developer
For one of New England’s biggest developers, Brady Sullivan Properties, there’s been a lot of bad news over the past year. State and federal…
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911 Called From Narragansett Tribal Council Building During Standoff
Separate factions of the Narragansett Tribal Council continue a standoff over who will be the tribe’s next leader. Rhode Island Public Radio has learned…
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Top 10 Stories of 2016
We’re counting down the top 10 Rhode Island new stories of 2016. 1. In the 2016 presidential sweepstakes, Rhode Island voters went with the outsiders…
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Bonus Q&A: Aponte On Elorza, Nonprofits, Providence Development & More
Providence City Council President Luis Aponte joins Bonus Q&A this week to discuss his financial challenges, Mayor Jorge Elorza’s job performance,…
