Is Rhode Island spending more than other states caring for the elderly? Or not enough? (See update, below, plus a reminder: the final Reinvent Medicaid…
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Hearings On Gov. Raimondo’s Proposed Budget Set To Begin
Legislative finance committees are set to start holding hearings Tuesday on details of Governor Gina Raimondo’s first budget. The governor’s spending…
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Court Halts Effort To Void Licenses For Bar Implicated In Corruption Scandal
A legal maneuver has blocked, at least temporarily, the City of Providence’s attempt to wipe out business permits for the Shark Bar and Grille. The city…
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Taveras lands at Boston office of large international law firm
Former Providence Mayor Angel Taveras has landed at the international law firm of Greenberg Trauig, LLC, where he works out of the Boston office….
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Police Name Child Killed By RIPTA Bus
Police have identified the nine-year-old girl fatally struck on Thursday by a public bus in Providence. According to police, she was third-grader Ani…
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. Another hectic Friday, so we’ll keep the preliminaries short while continuing to welcome your attention on…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: The PawSox Baseball Move to Providence: Good or Bad?
The debate over moving the Pawtucket Red Sox from McCoy Stadium to a new ball park in Providence is raging. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says it…
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Nine Year Old Girl Fatally Struck By RIPTA Bus In Providence
Police are investigating a fatal accident involving a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority bus. The bus struck and killed a nine-year-old girl in…
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Flanders: State Has Edge in Pension Case; Gag Orders Generally “Disfavored”
Former state Supreme Court justice Robert G. Flanders Jr. thinks the state will have the advantage if the legal dispute over the 2011 overhaul of Rhode…
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Elorza Administration has not Updated City Economic Development Web Site
Mayor Jorge Elorza has been in office at Providence City Hall for nearly three months now, but if you look at the city’s official economic development…
