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Payday lending reined in, fish processors face fines for underage workers, and more
Plus: a conversation about the fusion of Afro Cuban, Puerto Rican, and New Orleans jazz.
Local tourism slumps under Trump, highlights of the 2025 RI legislative session, and more
Plus: Thousands in Massachusetts and Rhode Island will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Cape Verdean independence this weekend. We talk with two people from our region who are being featured at a national celebration in Washington, D.C. And we share a few tips on what to do this week.
Behind the bills: Rhode Island’s new gun control law and student cell phone ban
Plus: we remember George Kent, founder of the Chorus of Westerly; Ian Donnis looks back on the week in politics; and we have a few tips on what to do this week.
‘Why Nothing Works,’ honoring the legacy of Rev. Daniel Davis, and more
Plus: Ian Donnis looks back on the week in politics, a conversation with the 2025 James Beard award winner for “Best Chef Northeast,” and we have a few tips on what to do this week.
Organizers behind the local ‘No Kings’ protest this weekend, and why the Providence NAACP is practically shut down
Plus: Ian Donnis looks back on the week in politics, we talk with Jordan Seaberry about how artists can respond to the Trump administration, and we have a few tips for things to do this week.
The latest on the Butler Hospital strike, preparing for hurricane season, and more
Plus: Ian Donnis looks back on the week in politics, and we’ll give you our highlights for the summer festival season.
What federal budget cuts would mean for RI, an uncertain future for RIPTA, and more
Plus: we talk with a Westerly documentarian behind the new film “Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act,” look back on the week in politics, and give a few tips on what to do this week.
RIC program cuts, warning signs about the Washington Bridge, and more
Plus: We go back to the streets of Newport during the height of the American Revolution, talk with the painter of a 28-foot-long plaid whale, look back on the week in politics, and give a few tips on what to do this week.
R.I. Lawmakers consider the value of community healthcare workers
Plus: we’ll get an update on the New Bedford man who was detained by ICE in New Hampshire for a month, Ian Donnis lets us know about the week in politics, we’ll hear about John Rector’s bar Leo’s, and we’ll have a few tips on what to do this week.
Woonsocket moves to fine people who camp on city property
Plus: we’ll hear how violence can affect young people’s mental health, Ian Donnis lets us know about the week in politics, we’ll check in with the new interim executive director of WaterFire Providence and we’ll have a few tips on what to do this week.
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