Rhode Island state Representative Michael Chippendale (R-Foster) has apologized for calling a survivor of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting a …
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Census Testing Continues In RI, As Staff Get Ready To Knock On Doors
Next month, the U.S. Census Bureau will dispatch field staff to households in Providence County looking for residents who haven’t filled out the March…
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URI Leads Effort To Reform Commercial Fisheries in the Philippines
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island are leading a new project in the Philippines to increase the number of fish in their waters.
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Dead Whale Found In Lubec Raises Questions About Rising Mortality Rates For Humpbacks
A dead humpback whale is floating in a Lubec cove. Scientists are eager to find the cause of its demise, as the discovery comes at a time of increasing…
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Gil Santos, 1938-2018
Another beloved member of the New England sports media has left us. Gil Santos, whose short, stocky stature belied his standing as a giant among the…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Only about two months remain until the filing deadline to run for public office in Rhode Island this year, so a more active phase of campaign season is…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: The Raimondo Paradox
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo faces headwinds in her reelection campaign. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay parses why the governor is so well…
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Rosa Parks House Project Will Stay In Providence For Now
The future of the house where Rosa Parks stayed with family after she left the south has been uncertain after Brown University backed out of plans to…
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NE Fishery Management Council Divided Over New Plan For ‘Codfather’s’ Fishing Sector
In a divided vote, the New England Fishery Management Council is backing a new operations plan for a sector of New Bedford boats that have been…
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Providence’s Peace Ambassadors
As the National School Walkout movement to fight gun violence continues across the country, RIPR’s Chuck Hinman talked to two members of Providence’s…
