Snowmageddon 2015 will melt into history in a week or so. Deflategate unfortunately, will take a bit longer. So let’s turn our attention to Super Bowl…
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Rhode Island emerged mostly unscathed from the first major snowstorm of the year, although the roads and sidewalks are a different story, in some cases…
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Flights To Cape Verde From TF Green Taking Off In June
Starting June 2 there will be two flights a week out of TF Green to the Cape Verde islands. The 210-seat aircrafts will be the first regularly scheduled…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Whither The PawSox?
Rhode Islanders have been transfixed lately by snow drifts and the Super Bowl. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says it’s time to look ahead to…
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TACV Airline Coming To T.F. Green
Gov. Gina Raimondo, Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian and Green State Airport officials will announce today that the new airline flying from the airport…
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Sen. Whitehouse Offers Sharp Critique Of Keystone XL Pipeline Bill
The U.S. Senate passed a bill approving construction of the Keystone XL pipeline Thursday. Rhode Island’s junior Senator Sheldon Whitehouse voted…
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Bonus Q&A: Avedisian on Aid for Cities & Towns, RIPTA, Taxes & More
Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian joins Bonus Q+A to talk about his expectations for Governor Gina Raimondo’s first budget, the outlook for RIPTA, his…
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Political Roundtable: Avedisian on the Blizzard of ’15, Warwick & the RI GOP Outlook
Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian joins Political Roundtable to discuss how top elected officials responded to the Blizzard of 2015; development in Warwick…
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Graduation Rates Inch Up In Rhode Island
81 percent of the class of 2014 earned a diploma within four years, according to the latest numbers from the Rhode Island Department of Education. The…
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Rhode Island Leaders Get High Marks For Handling Blizzard
Governor Gina Raimondo and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza are getting generally high marks for their response to the blizzard earlier this week. The…
