Campaign season continues to heat up, with the end-of-June filing deadline drawing ever closer. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Avedisian Bids Warwick Farewell After Nearly 20 Years As Mayor
Scott Avedisian is leaving after nearly two decades as Warwick’s mayor. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay caught up with Avedisian last week on his…
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New Report: New Bedford Shows Promise For Growth In Aquaculture
New Bedford is hoping to become the go-to location in the South Coast for aquaculture.
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800 Pound Takin Briefly Escapes At Roger Williams Park Zoo
A routine hoof procedure turned out to be not so routine when a takin named Har-Lee managed to escape his enclosure around 9:05 Tuesday morning. Roger…
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Flanders Resurfaces Opioid Issue In U.S. Senate Fight With Whitehouse
Robert Flanders, one of two Republicans running for the chance to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, is criticizing Whitehouse for backing…
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Celtics Have Proved Me Wrong
I was wrong. W-R-O-N-G! As many in the sports scribbling and babbling business did, I wrote off the Boston Celtics as an NBA championship threat when…
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Sandy Hook Families Push To Hold Gun Maker Accountable In Court
The Connecticut Supreme Court is likely to decide this week whether to allow 10 families of victims in the 2012 Newtown school shooting to sue Remington…
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Free Speech Or A Threat? Vermont Supreme Court Decision Highlights Continuing Tension
Last week, the court overturned the conviction of a man who put Ku Klux Klan flyers on the Burlington homes of two women of color. The court said the…
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Brown Plans Grassroots Tactics In Primary Challenge To Raimondo
Democrat Matt Brown hopes a rippling circle of support will enable him to defeat Gov. Gina Raimondo in Rhode Island’s Democratic primary. Brown, who has…
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U.S. Supreme Court Approves Expanded Sports Betting; RI Counting On $23.5M
In a decision released Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court has given the okay for states to legalize sports betting — a move that Rhode Island Gov. Gina…
