Tax Day is behind us, and the final stretch of the legislative session is looming. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips…
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Harvard Law Professor To Deliver RWU Law School Commencement Addresss
A path breaking Harvard University Law School professor and former clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall will keynote the 2017…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Why The Care New England-Boston Partners Merger May Not Be So Great
Boston’s big hospital system –Partners HealthCare—is acquiring Care New England, Rhode Island’s second largest hospital chain. RIPR political analyst…
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Actor Robert De Niro To Get Honorary Degree at Brown Graduation
Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro and five others will receive honorary degrees at Brown University’s 249 th Commencement on Sunday, May 28 th in…
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New Urban Arts Celebrates 20 Years In Providence
The Providence-based arts nonprofit New Urban Arts celebrates its 20 th anniversary this weekend. The organization is a community art studio which…
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Rhode Island’s Public Debt Is More Than $10B
That’s according to a new report released by the state Treasurer’s office this week. State General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and the Public Finance…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Be Wary Of The Care New England-Boston Partners Hospital Merger
Boston’s big hospital system –Partners HealthCare—hopes to acquire Care New England, Rhode Island’s second largest hospital chain. RIPR political…
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Political Roundtable: Frias On Care NE Merger, Eliminating The Car Tax & Brown’s Poll
Steven Frias, Rhode Island’s GOP National Committeeman, joins Political Roundtable to discuss the car tax debate; Care New England’s envisioned merger;…
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Can Rhode Island Really Afford To Eliminate The Car Tax?
Rhode Islanders pay the highest car taxes in the nation. Now, a powerful state official is leading a move to phase-out the widely disliked tax. Yet the…
