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The greatest obstacle to policymakers enacting a modest personal income surtax on Rhode Island’s highest earners, those in the top one percent, is the fear that any such measure will trigger …
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3/20/25
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Election officials performed vital work throughout 2024 to successfully administer the presidential election – along with elections for numerous federal, state, and local offices and ballot …
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By NICK LIMA
Cranston Canvassing Authority
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3/13/25
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Over three months, 10,000 California homes were lost. Wildfires are no longer a crisis in Los Angeles, but they are a growing threat in Rhode Island and beyond. With increasingly dry conditions, …
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3/13/25
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National and local transitions of power have a real impact on the day-to-day lives of all Rhode Islanders, and on the organizations that help support thriving communities. From the uncertainty many …
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By DAVID N. CICILLINE
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2/26/25
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Rhode Island’s health care system is in crisis, and it cannot be ignored any longer.
As many Rhode Islanders can attest, booking a doctor’s appointment has never been more difficult. …
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By Michael Wagner, MD and John Fernandez
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2/13/25
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Whether it's Rhode Islanders commuting to work, delivering groceries, transporting students on school buses or responding to emergencies – everyone depends on our local roads. Few issues are as …
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By RANDY ROSSI
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2/6/25
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What does a senseless murder more than 30 years ago in Rockford, Illinois, have to do with recent events at the Toolmark Analysis / Firearms Identification Section of the Rhode Island State Crime …
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1/30/25
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The world's most vulnerable individuals face grave danger.
With a single signature, President Donald Trump has effectively shut the door on refugees, stripping countless innocent children and …
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By JUSTIN D. BIBEE
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1/30/25
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In a side capacity to my job as a local newspaper editor and writer, I’m also president of the Rhode Island Press Association. To people of a certain age, that name might sound stodgy and old, …
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By ETHAN SHOREY
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1/30/25
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If there’s anything certain about Rhode Island’s 2025 housing forecast, it’s that it’s impossible to predict. Certainly, we can’t look to national forecasts to draw upon. While most of the country is seeing housing supply grow, Rhode Island’s is shrinking...
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By CHRIS WITTEN
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1/23/25
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Most people have horror stories about emergency rooms. Whether in Boston, Washington or Los Angeles, the stories are appalling.
Gurneys, sometimes with critically ill patients, lined up and …
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By LLEWELLYN KING
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1/23/25
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What does a senseless murder more than 30 years ago in Rockford, Illinois, have to do with recent events at the Toolmark Analysis/Firearms Identification Section of the Rhode Island State Crime …
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1/23/25
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Never before has there been such a need for an urgent response from our elected and government officials in Rhode Island concerning homelessness. Instead, the governor presented the homelessness …
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By KIMBERLY SIMMONS
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1/23/25
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The Rhode Island House of Representatives officially opened its 2025 legislative session this month, and it’s shaping up to be a busy – and challenging – year. In the face of great …
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By K. JOSEPH SHEKARCHI
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1/23/25
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The old adage, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me,” needs a little bit of updating in light of the recent RIBridges data breach that has exposed more than 600,000 …
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1/15/25
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With students returning to school after the winter break and we step into a new year, important topics of d iscussion have naturally followed us into 2025. One such topic is the r ole of school …
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By COL. BRADFORD E. CONNOR
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1/15/25
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The debacle surrounding Rhode Island’s Unified Health Infrastructure Project (UHIP), later rebranded as RIBridges, which is a custom computer system, has once again highlighted the failure of state leadership and their ill-advised reliance on the contractor Deloitte. This latest catastrophe...
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By the Rhode Island House Minority Caucus
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1/9/25
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As we look ahead to 2025, I invite the people of Johnston to reflect on how far we’ve come and where we’re going. Johnston’s progress over the past few years has been nothing short …
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By Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr.
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12/31/24
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Through the committed actions of Rhode Islanders, Narragansett Bay is cleaner and healthier today than it was in 1975. But as we turn the corner to 2025, Narragansett Bay faces persistent challenges …
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By Topher Hamblett and George W. Shuster Jr.
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12/31/24
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Johnston residents in need will receive Thanksgiving Day baskets. This was a combination from two local nonprofits; Spirit of Hope and The Pannese Society. The project began by funding the project. …
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12/5/24
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