2021 Housing Fact Book looks at the relationship of housing and health

“In Rhode Island, the primary driver of the health risks posed by the state’s housing is the age of our housing stock, with nearly three-quarters...

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Environment

PVD Zoning Board of Review rejects variance application of polluting asphalt company in the Port

“…there is no power-wash or solvent to remove that from our lungs,” said Dr Andrew Saal rom the Providence Community Health Center....

Politics & Elections

Kate Coyne-McCoy surprised RI Democratic Women’s Caucus released her letter

“So that’s how they want to play. Okay. I sent it as a private letter to them,” said Senior Advisor to the Rhode Island...

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Interview: Brett Smiley is running for Mayor of Providence as an experienced administrator

“What I hope is part of the conversation in the year and a half to come is, ‘How are we going to properly manage...

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Smithfield’s Walk for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Indigenous people and allies protest new Blackstone statue and Columbus Day in Pawtucket

Here’s what’s in Governor Dan McKee’s proposal for American Rescue Plan Act funds

House Commission on Land Use and Zoning deserves public scrutiny

State to take public testimony on police body-worn cameras

Editorial & Opinion

It ends with a dark money whimper: The failed recall effort in North Kingstown

“How does the story end? With a dark money whimper,” writes Tom Sgouros. “Tuesday was the deadline for turning in signatures, and none were turned in at all. The word...

Phil Eil: Lazy arguments and unexplored privilege are not the worst things about RI’s ‘historian laureate’

Can We Fix It: There Can Only be One Gubernator

Oped: The Left isn’t fighting among ourselves, we are coming into our own

Oped: Teamsters strike is a defense of Rhode Island jobs

Can We Fix It: Holding Progressivism for Further Study

Today’s Culture War: Playing With People’s Lives for Sport

Politics and Government

2021 Housing Fact Book looks at the relationship of housing and health

October 15, 2021

“In Rhode Island, the primary driver of the health risks posed by the state’s housing is the age of our housing stock, with nearly three-quarters predating safety regulations...

Kate Coyne-McCoy surprised RI Democratic Women’s Caucus released her letter

October 13, 2021

Interview: Nirva LaFortune has a vision for Providence, and wants to be your mayor

October 6, 2021

Sam Zurier wins Senate District 3 Democratic Primary Special Election

October 5, 2021

RI Redistricting Commission can consider Environmental Justice neighborhoods as ‘Communities of Interest’

October 5, 2021

Civil Liberties and Policing

State to take public testimony on police body-worn cameras

October 6, 2021

Following the initial gathering of public input, the Attorney General and the Director of the Department of Public Safety will promulgate draft rules establishing the policy, at which point the public process will continue and include additional opportunities for public input....
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