Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea joins Political Roundtable to talk about what needs to be done to improve lobbying oversight; whether she’ll move to…
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Bank America CEO Moynihan to speak at Central Congregational’s West Politics and Religion Lecture
Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, is this year’s featured speaker at Central Congregational Church’s annual Darrell West Lecture Series on…
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Deflategate Is A Gift For The Sports Media
Deflategate is a migraine for the National Football League and an embarrassment for the New England Patriots, but for the nation’s sports media, it’s a…
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EPA Head Tours RI Areas Affected By Climate Change
The regional head of the environmental protection agency said Rhode Island is doing state-of-the-art planning for climate change threats. Curt Spalding…
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Sen. Whitehouse Applauds Official Senate Recognition Of Climate Change
Climate change is real, not a hoax. That’s according the U.S. Senate, which is now on record about the reality of climate change. The Senate voted 98 to…
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RI Gets More Federal Assistance To Help With Heating
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says nearly $2.5 million in federal funding will go toward helping the state’s neediest resident keep the heat on. That will bring…
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Kids Count: RI Has Highest Child Poverty Rate In New England
New numbers out of Rhode Island Kids Count show the number of children living in poverty has grown nearly five percent since the start of the Great…
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Cranston Superintendent Retiring
Cranston will have to hire a new superintendent of schools. The current Superintendent Judith Lundsten plans to retire at the end of June. In a message…
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New Push To Teach Students How To ‘Code Like A Girl’
Women make up nearly 60 percent of the U-S workforce, but Federal Labor Department Statistics show they account for less than a quarter of all software…
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Social Workers, Lawmakers Debate Blame for DCYF’s Deficits
A bill to change the requirements to lead the state Department of Children, Youth and Families ran into opposition from social workers during a House…
