The move could allow the state to once again qualify for the millions in Medicaid reimbursement for which it has largely been ineligible.
Lead Story
Posted inArticle, Politics
As GOP raises focus on transgender rights, Kalus defends her husband’s work to help the transition of transgender women
The physician husband of Rhode Island GOP candidate for governor Ashley Kalus has used plastic surgery to aid the transition of transgender women — a practice at odds with growing opposition among Republicans to transgender rights. Dr. Jeffrey Weinzweig promoted a specialty in facial feminization surgery when Kalus and he lived in Illinois, and he […]
Posted inArticle, Business, South Coast Bureau
Local scallopers win big battle over regulatory change sought by corporate competitors
After months of heated public discussion, the New England Fishery Management Council decided against creating a leasing program for limited access scallop permits on Tuesday.
Posted inArticle, Politics
Former GOP officials back Democrat Magaziner in CD2 race
Former U.S. Rep. Claudine Schneider and four other ex-GOP elected officials on Tuesday put their support behind Democrat Seth Magaziner in the fight for an open seat in Rhode Island’s Second Congressional District. “The Republican Party of today is not the one that inspired me to run and represent the Second Congressional District in 1980,” […]
Posted inArticle, Environment, South Coast Bureau
Rising seas threaten Mass. South Coast and prosperous fishing port, report finds. Here are 5 takeaways
A new report from an environmental nonprofit finds that Massachusetts’ southern coast will see increased flooding and erosion, as well as more destructive bombardment from storms.
Posted inEpisode, South County Bureau
One Square Mile: Westerly voters sound off on 2022 election issues
Elections are about the issues and the voters as much as they are about the candidates. To get a sense of how issues are playing out in one Rhode Island community, The Public’s Radio presents our occasional series, One Square Mile. This year, we’re going to Westerly.
Posted inArticle, Arts And Culture
Is it time to rename Victory Day?
Aug. 14 marks the 77th anniversary of President Harry Truman’s announcement of the surrender of Japan to the Allied forces, effectively ending World War II in the United States. But Rhode Island is the only state that officially recognizes the anniversary with a state holiday, observed annually as Victory Day, on the second Monday in August. It’s controversial, though, and nearly 80 years later, some say it’s time to redefine the day.
Posted inArticle, South County Bureau
‘We’re gonna rectify that’: In Narragansett, town officials are taking a closer look at encroachment on public paths to the shore
In Narragansett, coastal property owners along several popular rights of way to the shore are encroaching on designated public roads, effectively limiting parking and public access to the waterfront.
Posted inArticle, Arts And Culture
97-year-old Rhode Island vet reflects on Victory Day and his time in the Pacific
Today is Victory Day in Rhode Island, which commemorates the end of World War 2. Reporter Joe Tasca spent the afternoon in Wickford speaking with 97-year-old George Silva, a U.S. Navy veteran who served on a cruiser in the Pacific Theater. Silva talks about his memories of the war and the importance of remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Posted inArticle, Education
Reflecting on antisemitism in RI, 78 years after Anne Frank’s arrest
Seventy-eight years ago today, Anne Frank and her family were discovered and arrested by the Nazi Gestapo. What’s the state of antisemitism in Rhode Island today?
