The leaves are falling, and fight over truck tolls remains hot and heavy. So thanks for stopping by for my weekend roundup. As always, your tips and…
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Bottom Line: South Street Landing Update
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio’s Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment, The Bottom Line. This week…
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Rhode Island Working Families Hires Chris Torres as State Director
Rhode Island Working Families, the new progressive/labor advocacy group, has hired Chris Torres, an experienced organizer with past Ocean State…
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Impact Study Says Raimondo’s Truck Toll Plan Will Boost Economy
Governor Gina Raimondo said Thursday that a newly released impact study on her truck toll plan shows that the proposal will help Rhode Island’s economy…
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The Pulse: Digging Deeper Into Financial Irregularities At DCYF
This week, new details have emerged about financial mismanagement at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. A second audit has revealed the…
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DCYF Reform: A Progress Report
It’s not just financial irregularities plaguing the child welfare agency. There are lists of reforms officials must tackle – including 20 specific…
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GOP Lawmakers Unveil Plan to Fix Bridges Without Truck Tolls
A half-dozen Republican lawmakers unveiled a proposal Wednesday to steer $875 million to improving Rhode Island’s decrepit bridges over 10 years…
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Capturing A River’s Energy With Wings
Humans have been harnessing energy from rivers for thousands of years. Think water wheels from Ancient Greece and modern hydropower plants, like the…
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TGIF: 18 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Hurricane Joaquin blows toward Rhode Island as the state remains vexed by its own ring of challenges: the hangover of 38 Studios, trying to modernize…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: What RI Lawmakers Need To Do Now
The recent 38 Studios lawsuit disclosures have provided an inside view of how Rhode Island state government let you down. RIPR political analyst Scott…
