State Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is the latest to join a bipartisan investigation into pharmaceutical companies’ marketing tactics of prescription…
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Carbon Pricing Bill Garners Support and Opposition
Kevin O’Neill is driving his electric car down a road in Cumberland when he presses down harder on the gas pedal. He’s doing this to prove his point…
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Number Of Clean Energy Jobs Increasing In RI
The number of clean energy jobs in Rhode Island is up 66 percent since 2014.
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Rhode Island’s next big election season is slowly emerging even as summer beckons. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: How RI Pols Provoked Cynicism Over 38 Studios
Why does the 38 Studios disaster still haunt Rhode Island’s political reputation? RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay has been thinking about the video…
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RI Sen. Miller, Rep. Slater Offer Legal Pot Compromise
The two Rhode Island lawmakers who are leading the effort to legalize marijuana in the Ocean State have offered a compromise they call “incremental…
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Scientists React To Proposed Seismic Blasting Off Of East Coast
Scientists are concerned about recent proposals from a national agency that would allow companies to search for oil and gas below the Atlantic Ocean floor.
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Yale Researcher On How Political Ideology Affects Views Of Science
A researcher from Yale University says the way people interpret scientific information depends largely on their political ideology.
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
June is here, Speaker Mattiello’s long-awaited car tax plan has arrived, and the end of the legislative session is coming into view. So thanks for…
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Scientists, State Leaders React To U.S. Exit From Climate Pact
State leaders and members of the scientific community are expressing concern after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will pull out of the…
