81 percent of voters support keeping the Dartmouth Indian as the high school’s logo.
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High gas prices not expected to impact summer travel in Rhode Island
Triple A Northeast says Rhode Islanders haven’t changed their driving habits significantly because of the recent surge in gas prices. If that continues, it could mean good news for the approaching summer tourism season.
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Political Roundtable: Smiley on his campaign, schools, taxes, public safety and more
Brett Smiley joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss his campaign as one of four Democrats running to the next mayor of Providence. The others are Gonzalo Cuervo, Nirva LaFortune, and Mike Solomon. Topics in the interview include: — Whether Smiley can make more progress on familiar problems than past mayors; — How he would […]
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Political Roundtable: Miller on legalizing marijuana, RI’s hospital landscape & more
State Sen. Josh Miller (D-Cranston) is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. The topics include his role as the Senate sponsor of a bill to legalize recreational marijuana starting in October, including questions about whether the legislation does enough to address issues of equity and expungement. Other points for discussion including redistricting, the state’s […]
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Rhode Island economy not expected to benefit from increase in defense spending
Military manufacturing experts say the war in Ukraine will not likely have a significant impact on defense production in Rhode Island.
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Biden names Dr. Ashish Jha new White House COVID Czar
Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health and an outspoken public health advocate during the pandemic, has been tapped by President Joe Biden to lead his administration’s COVID-19 response. Dr. Jha, 51, will join the Biden administration in Washington, D.C. as the COVID-19 response coordinator, the White House announced Thursday. […]
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Shoreline advisory committee to consider free access to Narragansett Town Beach for tribal members
The town of Narragansett’s Coastal Access Improvement Committee is considering a recommendation Wednesday night to waive fees at the town’s beach for members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe.
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RI’s CharterCare hospitals performed elective surgeries while turning away patients from their ERs
During this winter’s COVID-19 surge, hospitals across Rhode Island and Massachusetts suspended all but the most urgent surgeries to free up staff and beds to care for the influx of patients. But not CharterCare Health Partners, which operates Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center. Even when their emergency departments were so […]
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Attorney General’s office investigating resource officer’s use of force at South Kingstown High School
A spokesperson for the Rhode Island Attorney General says the office’s civil rights unit is reviewing a use of force incident last month involving a school resource officer and student at South Kingstown High School. The incident has shaken students, parents and community members, and led to an online email campaign to the school committee that’s drawn over 1,700 letters.
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‘It’s soul-crushing’: Ukrainian pastor in Woonsocket says Russian invasion is another chapter in his country’s bloody history
Ukrainians in Rhode Island are watching as events unfold following Russia’s invasion of their native country. Father Borislav Kroner is the pastor at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Woonsocket. He spoke with reporter Joe Tasca about the implications of the Russian attack and his hopes for a speedy end to the conflict.
