Rhode Island is spending $14 million to improve and modernize the port and infrastructure at Quonset Business Park, and has committed up to $20 million…
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GOP RI Gov Candidate Fung Unveils Government Reform Package
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, a Republican candidate for governor, wants to limit state lawmakers to five two-year terms, create an office of inspector…
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With Sununu’s Veto Looming, GOP Lawmakers Argue Death Penalty Repeal Makes Fiscal Sense
Governor Chris Sununu has promised to veto a bill that would abolish the death penalty in New Hampshire. But some of his fellow Republicans say ending…
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Debate Intensifies On Possible Sale Or Lease Of Providence Water Supply
The debate about the lease or sale of Providence’s water supply is heating up, with significant potential consequences for Rhode Island’s capital city…
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Raimondo Raises $1.3M In Q1; Fung Leads Fundraising Among GOP RI Gov Candidates
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo raised $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2018, giving her a huge financial advantage over opponents as she seeks re…
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Scott MacKay Remembers Vermont’s Phil Hoff
Philip Henderson Hoff, the New Frontiersman whose three terms as Vermont ‘s first modern Democratic governor in the 1960s laid the foundation for…
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New Solar Panel Array Helps RI Reduce Its Energy Consumption
Energy use in Rhode Island is down about 11 percent since 2015, according to Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo.
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RI Inching Toward Ambitious Clean Energy Goal
Rhode Island officials say the state is on track to meet its clean energy goal of 1,000 megawatts of renewables by 2020 . That’s equivalent to about 30…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Just another ho-hum week in Rhode Island politics, right? The news emerged fast and furious Wednesday, in a likely harbinger of a lot more drama in the…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: The New RI 2018 Political Landscape
Last week’s Rhode Island political developments among both Democrats and Republicans shook up the 2018 political campaigns. RIPR political analyst Scott…
