A Providence man has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge for selling the illicit drug fentanyl – a potent painkiller sometimes laced in heroin – that…
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State Lawmakers Want To Find Out What Acidifying Waters Mean For The Ocean State
State legislators have introduced a resolution that would create a special commission to study the effects of ocean acidification on Rhode Island. The…
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URI Professor Reflects On Trip To Cuba Following U.S. Diplomatic Breakthrough
On the heels of President Barack Obama’s announcement to restore diplomacy with Cuba, University of Rhode Island professor Maureen Moakley took a group…
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Ken Block Launches Online Push For Line-Item Veto In RI
Former Republican Gubernatorial candidate Ken Block is making a push for line-item veto power for the Governor. He’s launched a website to drive the…
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Rhode Island Leaders Get High Marks For Handling Blizzard
Governor Gina Raimondo and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza are getting generally high marks for their response to the blizzard earlier this week. The…
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Brown Medical School Dean Dr. Stanley Aronson Dies At 92
Dr. Stanley Aronson, the founding dean of Brown University’s Alpert School of Medicine, a prolific writer, advocate for community organizations and one…
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Battle With The Sea: Rhode Island Develops State-of-the-Art Planning Tools
Just this week, the U.S. Senate went on the record that climate change exists. Local and state officials in Rhode Island haven’t been waiting around to…
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TGIF: 18 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Did anything happen this week not involving the New England Patriots and deflated footballs? Indeed. So read on, dear reader, and thanks for stopping…
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2nd Story’s “Collected Stories” Is One Not To Miss
Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies once said that he loves “. . .smart, complicated women. . .” Well, in just two hours (with an…
