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R.I.’s 4.9% jobless rate in May the highest in New England
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McCoy Stadium time capsules contained longest game memorabilia, city documents
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R.I. cannabis commission starts process for reissuing compassion center license
WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission is proceeding with issuing a compassion center license for northern Rhode Island after a company that had...
Poll: Support for solar energy and offshore wind falls among Democrats and independents
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General Assembly approves ‘challenging’ $14.34B FY2026 state budget
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State awards $6.7M to support primary care practices
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Buzz kill? As R.I. prepares to expand cannabis licenses, sector’s future...
The last few years have been a struggle for Karen Ballou, owner of CultivatingRI LLC.
She’s been waiting for state regulators to assemble the framework for Rhode Island’s still-nascent cannabis industry and start issuing two dozen retail licenses since the legal sales of recreational cannabis began in late 2022.
Right now, Ballou and about 60 other cultivators grow plants and harvest...
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