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Rhode Island Report
Latest Episodes
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Podcast: How sustainable are Rhode Island’s food systems?
On a special bonus episode of the Rhode Island Report podcast, three of Rhode Island’s restaurant and agricultural leaders talk about the climate and business resiliency challenges facing the state’s food system.
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He runs Providence, every mile of it
Mark Sheeran, of Walpole, Mass., just finished running every street in Providence, starting from the same point on 48 runs and completing a total of 776.2 miles.
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‘The greatest threat that we face is misinformation,’ new R.I. Board of Elections director says
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Miguel J. Nuñez talks about deepfakes, same-day voter registration, and becoming the board’s first Latino executive director.
PODCAST
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Podcast: ‘I want to tell you what happened in St. Mary’s’
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Globe reporter Amanda Milkovits talks about what she has heard from one of the 11 children still living at the state’s troubled psychiatric residential facility for children.
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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At age 9, he journeyed from El Salvador to the US — without his parents
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Javier Zamora talks about his new memoir, “Solito,” and Maureen Nagle talks about why it’s this year’s Reading Across Rhode Island selection.
PODCAST
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Public records undergird R.I.’s biggest news stories
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, ecoRI News reporter Colleen Cronin and Common Cause RI’s John Marion talk about the value of the Access to Public Records Act, and legislation that would strengthen that state law.
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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Providence’s ‘Superman’ building could need more public funding, R.I. housing secretary says
Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor said he is in talks with the owner of the vacant Industrial Trust Building to find more funding for the 300-apartment development project.
PODCAST
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Can Rhode Island’s restaurants survive the Washington Bridge’s problems?
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Providence business owner Kate Roberts said she does not “see a super clear path forward on how to make up those dollars” lost due to the bridge’s closure.
More Recent Stories
RI POLITICS
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R.I. treasurer backs Bally’s shareholder proposal for smoke-free casino study
Representative Teresa Tanzi and casino workers asked Treasurer James Diossa to back a proposal at the May 16 shareholders meeting seeking a report on the potential savings of going smoke-free at Bally’s casinos, including two in R.I. 53 minutes ago
EDUCATION
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Feds say Providence is failing to teach English to immigrant students at new high school
The US Department of Justice says the 180 multilingual learners at the Newcomer Academy have not been properly receiving English language development, in violation of federal civil rights law. 1 hour ago
RI POLITICS
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Dr. Jerome Larkin nominated as R.I. state health director
Governor Dan McKee has nominated Dr. Jerome M. Larkin as the next state health director, McKee spokeswoman Andrea Palagi confirmed to the Globe on Friday. 2 hours ago
RHODE MAP
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For Providence Brewing Company, the American Dream is within reach
The brewery, which is being revitalized by Efren Hidalgo, was recently named one of six finalists in Samuel Adams’ Brewing the American Dream program.
Providence man pleads guilty to role in fentanyl trafficking ring
The drug-trafficking organization manufactured and sold counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl to customers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Texas, and North and South Carolina, officials said.
PROTESTS
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Protesters at RISD vacate campus building after threat of expulsion
Their occupation of the academic space and refusal to allow students and faculty to retrieve their work oppose our college’s mission and code of conduct,” the art school’s president wrote in an email
THINGS TO DO
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Best things to do in Rhode Island: May 10-17
This week: Quahog Week, SpringFest, Farm Fest, high tea, craft beer, and more!
RI POLITICS
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R.I. House passes police reform, but without ‘George Floyd’ provision
“It’s a hell of a start,” said Representative Ray Hull, a Black police sergeant who sponsored the reform bill.