For more than a decade, Central Falls has had the highest teen pregnancy rate in Rhode Island. The rate has declined significantly in recent years, but…
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Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza Wins Democratic Primary, Supporters Say Ready For More Progress
About 80 supporters, friends, family members and volunteers for Elorza’s campaign clapped and chanted “four more years” as the mayor wrapped up his…
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Analysis: RI Progressive Democrats Win Crucial General Assembly Seats
While Matt Brown’s underfunded and underwhelming primary campaign from the left failed to even dent Gov. Gina Raimondo’s march to a second term as Rhode…
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Voters Head To The Polls On Rainy RI Primary Day
In several races, progressive candidates sought to upend establishment-backed Democrats. Rhode Island’s 2018 primary was unusual in that it happened on…
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Can An Unabashed Progressive Clinch A Statewide Seat? Regunberg Thinks So.
The power of progressive Democrats faces a local test Wednesday. In the Rhode Island primary, a group of progressives are challenging candidates backed…
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RI Marks 17th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
On September 11, 2001, a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks against the U.S. killed nearly 3,000 people. On Tuesday, the Naval War College in…
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Sandy Hook Promise Lauds Levi Strauss For Gun Violence Prevention Work
The Newtown, Connecticut-based advocacy group Sandy Hook Promise says it supports jeans maker Levi Strauss’s plan to donate more than $1 million to gun…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Rhode Island’s primary election is almost here, and there’s a lot on the line — and a hurricane may land around mid-week , potentially suppressing…
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ANDREW TYSKA – STATE REP/DISTRICT 68 – DEMOCRAT 2018
Editor’s note: these are the candidate’s responses to questions provided by RIPR. The views expressed are the candidate’s alone, edited only in cases of…
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VINCENT MARZULLO – STATE REP/DISTRICT 26 – DEMOCRAT 2018
Editor’s note: these are the candidate’s responses to questions provided by RIPR. The views expressed are the candidate’s alone, edited only in cases of…
