National Grid said the tremendous growth on Aquidneck Island has prompted it to spend $93 million on upgrading its power system there. The utility said…
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Two Raimondo Nominees Sail Through Senate Confirmation Hearings
Separate Senate committees gave initial approval Tuesday to two of Governor Gina Raimondo’s nominees to lead state agencies. Both of the nominees held…
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EPA Head To Survey Parts Of RI Endangered By Climate Change
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s New England region is in Rhode Island Wednesday. Curt Spalding will survey parts of the state, to see…
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RI Leaders React To President Obama’s State Of The Union Address
President Barack Obama delivered his sixth state of the Union address last night. His main focus was the middle class, as the nation continues to…
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CVS To Hire Some 100 At Woonsocket Headquarters
Woonsocket based CVS/Health plans to hire some 100 employees at their digital center in Rhode Island. This comes as the company plans to open a second…
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RISD Begins Interviews In Search For New President
The Rhode Island School of Design has started conducting “preliminary interviews” in the search for a new president, a little more than a year after the…
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Meet the Class of 2015: State Representative Aaron Regunberg
With 18 new members in the 113-seat General Assembly, On Politics is offering a periodic look at the latest additions to the House and Senate. We…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Hope Over Depression
All of us have known someone in the midst of deep, relentless despair, someone whose challenges in life seem so intractable, so overwhelming that there…
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Rhode Island’s First ‘Vapor Lounge’ Opens In Providence
The state’s first medical marijuana vapor lounge opened this weekend in Providence, but the legality of the lounge remains murky. Elevated Vapor Lounge,…
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RI Education Commissioner Gist Confirms She Is Finalist For Job In Tulsa
R.I. state Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Deborah Gist has confirmed that she is a finalist for the Superintendent of Schools post in…
