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Former Senate president died with $148K cash on hand as of March 31
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can’t. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it “blatantly unlawful”.
The payment resolves a federal lawsuit against former patrolman Michael Pessoa, who was convicted in 2023 of punching a handcuffed suspect in the face and filing false reports to cover up the incident
Rhode Island celebrates the arrival of spring with the tradition of May Breakfasts. The oldest, at Cranston’s Oaklawn Community Baptist Church, has been going strong for 156 years
‘It’s been remarkable for us to see just such a positive impact that she has’
Priorities include smoking ban in Rhode Island casinos and protection against extreme temperatures
Failure to pass police decertification laws results in information black hole on officers
Legislation to strengthen police oversight repeatedly thwarted in Rhode Island
Brown Environmental Studies and Sociology professor J. Timmons Roberts says the federal government’s actions have rendered the school a very different place than just a year ago