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Girls read an Amelia Bedelia book during the East Providence Boys and Girls Club Summer Camp at Emma G. Whiteknact Elementary School on Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Providence R.I.

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Education

‘It’s Hard to Imagine': RI Families Face Child Care Crunch as Grant Freeze Threatens Boys & Girls Clubs

More than a million kids nationwide — including hundreds in Rhode Island — rely on free after-school and summer programs. Now many are at risk as the Trump administration withholds $6 billion in education grants

July 14, 2025

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Bianca Vázquez Toness

July 14, 2025

Beachgoers line up for a free skin cancer screening in this file photo.

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Health

Free Skin Cancer Screenings Return to Rhode Island Parks and Beaches This Summer

July 14, 2025

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Alexander Castro

Prescription drug prices rose this year for many drugs, though the hikes were not as steep on average as some past years.

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Health

Behind the Ad Blitz to Get Rhode Island Lawmakers to Reject Bills Protecting Patient Access to Discount Meds

Commercials calling on the General Assembly to oppose legislation preserving the federal 340B program filled local airwaves in June. Here’s where the trail of money led

July 14, 2025

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Christopher Shea

Beachgoers are shown at Narragansett Town Beach on June 22, 2025, during the recent period of very hot weather.

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Climate & Environment

Sewage-Contaminated Water Made 60% of R.I. Beaches Unsafe for Swimming in 2024

New data highlights need for wastewater infrastructure upgrades to prevent pollution in public waterways

July 14, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

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Politics

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell Announces ‘Austerity Measures’ in Response to Budget Cuts

In June, the New Bedford City Council reduced the mayor’s proposed budget by $10.2 million

July 14, 2025

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Paul C. Kelly Campos

An annual update from Social Security says the safety net program's trust fund will run out of cash in eight years. After that, payroll taxes will cover only about 77% of expected benefits.

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News & Culture

What Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act Means for Taxes on Social Security

July 11, 2025

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Laurel Wamsley

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Health

Rhode Island to Receive $3 Million in Latest Opioid Settlement with Drugmakers

Attorney General Neronha announces new funds as part of $720 million national deal; total state recovery now tops $315 million to support treatment, prevention, and recovery efforts

July 11, 2025

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Christopher Shea

Someone with no other place to go sleeps in front of a closed restaurant on Broadway in Newport at 9:30 a.m. on May 2, 2025.

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Housing

Rhode Island Sees First Drop in Homelessness Since 2019, But Chronic Unhoused Population Grows

2025 Point-in-Time count shows 2.8% decline in overall homelessness, yet unsheltered and chronically homeless numbers rise amid fewer shelter beds and delayed housing solutions

July 11, 2025

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Christopher Shea

Housing

July 11, 2025