Click here to listen and read in English. En las menos de dos semanas que lleva el presidente Trump en cargo del país, ha firmado una cantidad vertiginosa de órdenes ejecutivas y cambios de políticas, ha realizado cambios radicales en inmigración, el ejército, la política exterior y más. El Fiscal General de Rhode Island, Peter […]
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Rhode Island Attorney General Neronha says potential funding freeze remains a threat
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha spoke this week with morning host Luis Hernandez about his plans for responding to executive actions coming out of the White House. Interview Highlights On the future of the federal funding freeze Peter Neronha: We’re not convinced the freeze is over, so […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Jan. 31, 2025
It’s never too soon to start crafting your #HealthcarePolicyValentines (or to get moving on a dinner reservation for Feb. 14) You can follow me through the week on Bluesky, threads and X. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right here. *** 1. STORY OF […]
Posted inEconomy, Local, Politics
If Trump tariff plan goes through, RI businesses and residents will foot the bill
Following his election, President Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs on most U.S. imports, including a 25% tariff on products from Canada and Mexico. If the administration makes good on that threat, it would upend decades of North American Free Trade. Morning host Luis Hernandez spoke about the implications of Trump’s plan with Nina […]
Posted inHealth, Local, Politics
Trump Administration actions cause ‘widespread panic’ among some RI scientists
Concern washed over the scientific research community in Rhode Island after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services paused all external communications on Jan. 22. When researchers from across the country began sharing news about sudden cancellations of so-called “study sections,” grant review panels coordinated through the National Institutes of Health, the worry only […]
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New Bedford mayor still optimistic about offshore wind in state of city speech
In his annual state of the city speech, New Bedford’s longtime mayor Jon Mitchell expressed a strictly positive outlook for the city’s economy, despite the president’s plans to obstruct the offshore wind industry and deport an unprecedented number of undocumented immigrants. New Bedford’s waterfront includes a pier where offshore wind turbines are assembled and a […]
Posted inEducation, Local, Metro Desk
RI ACLU calls suspension of Brown student group ‘chilling’
The Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union today released a letter it sent to Brown University, criticizing school leaders over the suspension of a campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. Steven Brown, the executive director of RI ACLU, said the school’s decision is a blow to free speech on campuses […]
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Magaziner says Trump is trying to remake the federal government
The Trump administration’s freeze on trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans — which was rescinded Wednesday after a broad backlash — shows how the White House is intent on remaking the federal government, according to U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner. During a late-morning news conference in his Warwick office, Magaziner spoke before the federal […]
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New NFL head coach Liam Coen’s Rhode Island roots run deep
Liam Coen, 39, is the new coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. The NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. But you probably knew that because he has been in the sports news for about a week now. What you may not know is that Liam Coen’s football roots run deep right here in Rhode Island. His grandfather Phil Coen […]
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R.I., Mass. sue Trump administration over freeze in federal funding
Editor’s note: On Wednesday, President Trump issued a memo rescinding the funding freeze. Attorneys General Peter Neronha of Rhode Island and Andrea Campbell of Massachusetts have joined a coalition of other AGs in suing the Trump Administration over its sudden freeze in federal spending via grants, loans, and other avenues. “What a ham-handed way to […]
