The University of Rhode Island begins construction of a $125 million engineering complex Monday. The complex is URI’s biggest construction project….
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Harvard Law Professor To Deliver RWU Law School Commencement Addresss
A path breaking Harvard University Law School professor and former clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall will keynote the 2017…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Why The Care New England-Boston Partners Merger May Not Be So Great
Boston’s big hospital system –Partners HealthCare—is acquiring Care New England, Rhode Island’s second largest hospital chain. RIPR political analyst…
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Actor Robert De Niro To Get Honorary Degree at Brown Graduation
Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro and five others will receive honorary degrees at Brown University’s 249 th Commencement on Sunday, May 28 th in…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Be Wary Of The Care New England-Boston Partners Hospital Merger
Boston’s big hospital system –Partners HealthCare—hopes to acquire Care New England, Rhode Island’s second largest hospital chain. RIPR political…
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Can Rhode Island Really Afford To Eliminate The Car Tax?
Rhode Islanders pay the highest car taxes in the nation. Now, a powerful state official is leading a move to phase-out the widely disliked tax. Yet the…
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Writer Roy Peter Clark To Deliver Providence College Commencement Speech
Providence College alum Roy Peter Clark, known as “America’s Writing Coach” will deliver the commencement address at PC’s 99 th commencement, on Sunday,…
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Energy Executive Order Could Hamper RI’s Energy And Emissions Goals
President Donald Trump’s executive orders on energy could have big impacts on states producing fossil fuels. But the order could still affect the Ocean…
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The Red Bandana-Richard Walton Award Seeking Nominations
The Red Bandana Fund, which honors the life and work of the late Richard Walton, is once again seeking nominations for the Red Bandana Award. This award…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: The Legal Joust Over Opening 38 Studios Grand Jury Documents
The latest twist in the never-ending 38 Studios soap opera is the joust over grand jury secrecy. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says this spat is…
