The Rt. Rev. Nicholas Knisely, Rhode Island’s Episcopal Bishop, voted in favor of a resolution approved by the Episcopal Church’s highest governing body…
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Raimondo Taps Sally Dowling To Head JNC
Providence lawyer Sally Dowling has been appointed to chair the Rhode Island Judicial Nominating Commission by Gov. Gina Raimondo, the governor…
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Strike Up the Band: The Bristol Fourth is Here!
The flags and bunting adorn the handsome colonials and Greek Revivals along Hope Street, the hydrangeas are blooming and a fresh stripe of red, white…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Raimondo, Assembly Must Break Road Repair Logjam
Every Rhode Islander knows our state’s roads and bridges need repairs. Yet lawmakers closed up shop at the General Assembly without taking action on a…
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Reed, Whitehouse oppose Obama fast-track trade deal
President Obama scored a victory for his trade plan today when the U.S. Senate approved a measure that would give the president the authority to…
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Why Is It So Hard To Reduce Drug Overdoses?
Note: I’ve added a point about the Good Samaritan law, thanks to comments from readers. It’s up for consideration now at the Statehouse. A group of…
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RI Families With Mixed Immigration Status Face Food Insecurity, High Stress Levels, Study Finds
Data released Monday by the Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University show that families with mixed immigration status face significant…
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Regional Fishery Council To Ask NOAA For Emergency Action On At-Sea Monitors
The New England Fishery Management Council plans to ask the federal government to suspend an at-sea monitoring program required of the region’s…
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A Raimondo Campaign Issue – Driver’s Licenses for the Undocumented – Stalls at the General Assembly
Although Governor Gina Raimondo highlighted a desire during her 2014 campaign to provide driver’s licenses to undocumented Rhode Islanders, the General…
