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Company officials from Eversource, Ørsted and Riggs Distler, a contractor, give a tour of offshore turbine component construction at the Port of Providence in June 2024.

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Climate & Environment

Fourth Delay for SouthCoast Wind Contract Comes With a First: a Warning it Might Not Happen at All

Trump anti-wind orders threaten to sink local project and with it, Rhode Island’s decarbonization plans

July 1, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

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News & Culture

Rhode Island Coalition, Others Sue DOJ Over New Violence Against Women Act Grant Restrictions

Seventeen state coalitions ask RI federal judge to block new DOJ rules they say threaten funding for domestic violence programs and violate constitutional rights

July 1, 2025

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Christopher Shea

At left is the first Newport printing of the Declaration of Independence by Solomon Southwick, facsimile, 1776. At right is a copy by Mary Katherine Goddard printing, 1777.

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History

Rhode Island State Archives to Showcase Declaration of Independence on July 4

July 1, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

Kari Lang, of Providence’s West Side, was one of about a dozen residents who spoke about the proposed tax increases at Monday’s public hearing.

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Community

Homeowners Respond to Providence’s Proposed Tax Hike

Faced with a mandate to increase public school funding by $15 million per year, Providence is planning to levy its biggest tax increase in over a decade

July 1, 2025

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Ben Berke

"It's purely become a business to these kids," says Steve Napolillo, vice president and director of athletics at Providence College.

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Sports

College Athletes Now Paid Directly: What the NCAA’s Historic Shift Means for Rhode Island Schools

With new rules in effect July 1, athletes at URI, PC, and Bryant will receive direct compensation—marking a new era in Division I sports and ending the NCAA’s amateurism model

July 1, 2025

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Mike Szostak