Rhode Island PBS Weekly

“Rhode Island PBS Weekly” is a newsmagazine anchored in journalism that searches for truth and examines today’s most important regional and local issues. Viewers are introduced to individuals, ideas and places in Rhode Island and beyond that they won’t see anywhere else.

Rhode Island PBS Weekly airs Sundays at 7:30 p.m. You can also watch every episode in our archive.

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Reporter Olivia Ebertz has an in-depth report on Prudence Island and its struggles to find clean, fresh drinkable water.

Then, a second look at a group of local Rhode Islanders who call themselves Anti-Graffiti Vigilantes as they clean up graffiti one rock at a time to help preserve some of the state’s beautiful natural resources.

Finally, on this episode of Weekly Insight, Michelle San Miguel and our contributor, WPRI 12’s politics editor Ted Nesi break down the heated debate in Providence over a proposed property tax increase and remember the late Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio.
Stories From Rhode Island PBS Weekly
‘As much as I love my community, we are considered a distressed community’
Limited consumer sales and an entrenched distribution system can make it hard to grow, brewers say
Providence Public Schools and Rhode Island’s state benefits portal were both breached in recent months
‘We feel like the arts need a stronger seat at the table, more visibility so we can be part of brainstorming solutions and innovation for the state. We are not looking for handouts. We are not looking for the arts to be subsidized. We are looking for investment’
How the Tynietoys company helped save holiday cheer during WWI