Longtime Latino political activist and educator Victor Capellan is stepping down as chairman of the Providence City Democratic Committee. In a news…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
New lawmakers are settling in, and Governor Raimondo is getting ready to unveil her latest budget. So the political year is starting in earnest, paving…
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Invenergy Identifies Johnston As Water Supplier For Burrillville Power Plant
In power plant news, Tuesday night while the Woonsocket City Council rejected selling water to Invenergy, the Johnston town council unanimously approved…
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TGIF: 24 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Welcome to my first TGIF column of 2017, and thanks for stopping by. As usual your tips and comments are welcome , and you can follow me through the…
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Matt Jerzyk Named Chief Legal Counsel For Majority Leader Joseph Shekarchi
Matt Jerzyk, a familiar presence at the Statehouse, started in a new role Wednesday as chief legal counsel for House Majority Leader Joseph Shekarchi,…
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Invenergy Officially Bids To Buy Water From Woonsocket
Woonsocket officials say they will carefully consider a proposal from a power plant company to buy water from municipal supplies. The city will also…
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Cranston Mayor Allan Fung Inaugurated For Fourth And Final Term
After losing a 2014 run for governor, Republican Allan Fung returned to Rhode Island’s third-largest city to face a brewing scandal within his police…
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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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Despite Federal Guidelines, Indiscriminate Immigration Arrests Still Occur In Vermont
New England has roughly 400,000 immigrants without legal status living and working from Connecticut and Rhode Island to Maine.
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In Vermont, A New Resettlement Community Prepares For The Arrival Of Refugees
Part 3 of a four-part New England News Collaborative series called “Facing Change” Next month, a mix of Syrian and Iraqi refugees will begin arriving in…
