In a significant breakthrough on an issue that has consumed attention in Rhode Island for years, the House Finance Committee is expected to vote…
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Ready Or Not: South County Beach Community Continues To Retreat As Ocean Creeps Inland
From the rocks at the ocean’s edge on Roy Carpenter’s Beach, it’s just a short walk up to the cottages. “There’s 21 houses total, 11 in this row and 10…
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TGIF: 17 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
The Rhode Island House budget vote is monkeying with our column-writing schedule, so this week’s TGIF is a bit abbreviated. But we’re still checking the…
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Rivals Criticize RI Gov Candidate Fung On Rent Issue At Campaign HQ
Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Patricia Morgan is criticizing GOP rival Allan Fung after WPRI-TV reported that Fung’s campaign wound up not paying…
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Ready Or Not: MA Residents Worry Time Is Running Out For Salt Marsh Islands
Eileen Sheehan lives only about a couple hundred feet away from the Westport River. Through the windows in her living room, you can see light from the…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: RI Assembly Should Vote On Abortion Legislation
Americans have jousted over abortion for decades. Some supporters of abortion rights thought the 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision that permitted…
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Political Roundtable: Pryor On Deepwater Wind, PawSox & RI’s Economy
Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor joins Political Roundtable to discuss Deepwater Wind’s expansion plan, the latest PawSox proposal, and the…
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‘Revolution Wind’ Expected To Create 800 Jobs, Offer Affordable Energy
Construction on a new offshore wind farm called “Revolution Wind” is expected to create more than 800 jobs in the Ocean State. The project is also…
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RI Seafood Company: New MA Offshore Wind Farm Could Jeopardize Squid Fishery
Members of the commercial fishing community are worried a proposed utility-scale offshore wind farm in Massachusetts could impact Rhode Island’s…
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RI Offshore Wind Announcement Surprises Many, But Gov. Denies Lack Of Transparency
A recent announcement that Rhode Island plans to work with Deepwater Wind, developers of the Block Island Wind Farm, on a new larger-scale offshore wind…
