NEW: Construction has officially begun on the brand new Washington Bridge, with construction workers starting to put the foundation in the Seekonk River today
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By @stephmachado.bsky.social -- Teachers sue Trump administration to restore money for English learners www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/10/m...
Assembly won’t vote on a state Voting Rights Act this year. @rihouseofreps.bsky.social and @risenate.bsky.social leaders join @risecstate.bsky.social in saying “there is more work to do” on state legislation to protect against voter discrimination and suppression
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Condolences and tributes poured in on Monday for Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood after the revered expert on the American Revolution was hit and killed by a motor vehicle in a Rhode Island parking lot on Sunday.
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The start of construction underneath the water comes as the lawsuit heats up over the failure of the Washington Bridge.
The federal grants were supporting teachers across the country become certified to teach English learners, including in New England
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House and Senate leaders join Secretary of State Amore in saying “there is more work to do” on state legislation to protect against voter discrimination and suppression.
Wood died after being hit by a car in a parking lot in East Providence on Sunday. “You had the feeling that you were in the presence of an Olympian,” said fellow historian Ted Widmer.
NEW: RI federal judge Mary McElroy has referred DOJ lawyers for possible discipline after accusing them of misconduct in a case involving the medical records of transgender children and teens
Actives judges at RI's federal court will decide how to proceed www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/08/m...
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The Justice Department said Judge Mary McElroy’s allegations against its lawyers were “without merit”.