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The Rhode Island General Assembly has voted to ban new or expanded charter schools for the next three school years, sending a bill to Governor Daniel J. McKee’s desk.
Heat alerts are in effect for parts of Southern New England as temperatures soar into the 90s and tropical humidity pushes dew points near 70 degrees.
In Rhode Map: The state saw 219 accidental overdose deaths in 2025, its lowest number since 2012, according to new data set to be released this morning at a meeting of Governor Dan McKee’s Overdose Task Force.
More than 70 percent of registered voters in the United States believe the nation is in a constitutional crisis, including the vast majority of Democrats and nearly half of Republicans, according to a new national survey by The Pell Center at Salve Regina University.
A Brown University student who lost a friend in the December campus shooting has found healing and a sense of community in “third spaces” – places where people come together without expectation.
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This Trinity Rep staging is one of those rare and wonderful occurrences when a sung-through play, the production of it, and the performers in it hit on all cylinders. It is so gripping that you’ll forget to blink.
All of New England will remain under the influence of a moderate heat dome this week, thanks to strong high pressure to our south that’s been drawing hot air into the region over the last few days.
So, hello summer! ☀️
Two and a half years after the Washington Bridge on Interstate 195 West was suddenly shut down, disrupting travel throughout southern New England, construction to build a brand new bridge began Wednesday.
The National Education Association, a teachers union with 3 million members, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in Rhode Island federal court last week, saying the grant was canceled because it was “not in the best interest of the federal government.”
From Boston Globe Opinion: In the center of downtown Providence sits a beautiful embarrassment. The Industrial Trust building, a.k.a. the “Superman” building, the state’s tallest skyscraper at 26 stories, has now sat empty for 13 years.
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Rhode Island has already surpassed its goal of a 30 percent reduction in overdose deaths by 2030.
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A Brown University student who lost a friend in the December campus shooting has found healing and a sense of community in “third spaces” – places where people come together without expectation
Demolition of the old bridge that carried Interstate 195 westbound - and construction of the new one - will cost about $570 million.
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Scaffolding and boarded up windows pockmark the iconic state landmark, which has become a symbol of economic malaise, dysfunction, and the bureaucracy of real estate funding.
