The New England Fishery Management Council plans to ask the federal government to suspend an at-sea monitoring program required of the region’s…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Time To Consolidate R.I.’s Bloated Government Agencies
The high cost of government in Rhode Island is once again in the forefront, as voters in Coventry dissolve the Coventry Fire District. RIPR political…
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Charter School Advocates Express Concerns As Bills Head To The House And Senate
Calling it “the most restrictive and punitive charter school bill in the entire country,” the Rhode Island Mayoral Academies lobbied against the…
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TGIF: 21 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Thanks for stopping by. The legislative year is almost over — the traditional part, anyway — but the political world always keeps spinning. I welcome…
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The Bottom Line: Commercial Development And Property Taxes
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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Cesspool Phaseout Bill Heads To Governor’s Desk
The bill that requires phasing out cesspools heads to the governor’s office, after the Senate and House passed it. It will take effect January 1, 2016….
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Spectra Energy Secures Permit To Upgrade Burrillville Compressor Station
The Texas-based pipeline company Spectra Energy has secured a permit from the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) to upgrade its compressor…
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Gov. Raimondo Signs Minimum Wage Hike Into Law
Governor Gina Raimondo has signed into law a new minimum wage; set to take effect next year. The wage will increase by sixty cents. The increase takes…
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Political Roundtable: Edwards On The House Budget, Coventry & Truck Tolls
House Majority Whip Jay Edwards (D-Tiverton) joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss the budget passed Tuesday by the House of Representatives;…
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Ex-Central Falls Mayor Charles Moreau to have Legal Bills Covered
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has approved disgraced former Mayor Charles Moreau’s request for legal fees dating back to his days as mayor and before…
