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In March, NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger testified that cutbacks to public media would hurt local member stations.

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News & Culture

Trump and Some GOP Lawmakers Aim to Defund NPR and PBS, Threatening a Century-Old Public Media System

May 5, 2025

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Josh Shepperd, University of Colorado Boulder

May 5, 2025

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Education

Open a New CollegeBound Saver Account in May and Get $250

May 5, 2025

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Alexander Castro

Commencement speakers include clockwise from top row, left: Princess Sirleaf Bomba; Charlie Baker; Martha Wofford; Cole Brauer; Cody Keenan; Judge Clifton B. Newman; Greg Cook (top); George Nee (bottom); David Beirne (top); Judge Frank Caprio (bottom); Rose B. Simpson.

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Education

Who’s Speaking at 2025 Commencements? Notable Names Set to Inspire Rhode Island Grads

From culinary innovators to former governors, student leaders to presidential speechwriters, this year’s commencement season brings a diverse lineup of voices to the graduation stage across Rhode Island’s colleges and universities

May 5, 2025

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Alexander Castro

Lucas Walter is in training to join the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Law Enforcement. New hires are poised to bring the state’s environmental police force to full staff for the first time in 20 years.

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News & Culture

Rhode Island Environmental Police Are Finally Staffing Up

Wage increases, better pension benefits and an eligibility change for job seekers help improve the hiring outlook for DEM’s law enforcement division

May 5, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

Toys sit on a table in an empty Head Start classroom in the Cranston Child Development Center. Enrollment in Head Start has dropped from a decade ago, but the waitlist for the early childhood education program remains long, according to the latest Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook released Monday.

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Education

New KIDS COUNT Factbook Outlines What’s at Stake for Vulnerable Rhode Island Kids

Report highlights continuing disparities linked to race, income and geography and federal programs under threat

May 5, 2025

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Alexander Castro

Marilú says she has been struggling to pay for his legal fees on top of rent and food since her husband’s detention, but she’s been relying on support she’s getting from local immigrants’ assistance groups.

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Immigration

‘I Need to Keep Fighting’: How an ICE Arrest Changed One New Bedford Family

ICE agents detained Juan Francisco Méndez after breaking through his car window with an axe. His wife, Marilú Domingo Ortiz, is now trying to be reunited with her husband

May 5, 2025

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Paul C. Kelly Campos

A classroom at the Global Communications Academy in Hartford, Conn.

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Finding Hope

‘Finding Hope': A New Spotlight on Youth Mental Health in Rhode Island and Massachusetts

In the midst of a growing mental health crisis among young people, Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio launch a week-long project highlighting resilience, community support, and youth-led solutions

May 5, 2025

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Luis Hernandez