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Gu to lead Senate Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies

PROVIDENCE – Sen. Victoria Gu, D-Westerly, has been appointed by Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio to lead the seven-member Senate Committee on Artificial Intelligence and...

Saint Raphael student creates AI app to offer people companionship

PAWTUCKET – To honor the memory of his brother Jason Normandin Jr., who passed away from cancer in 2019, 16-year-old Austin Haskins launched Haskins...

General Assembly bill would limit utility company profits

PROVIDENCE – Legislation introduced by Rep. Megan L. Cotter, D-Exeter, would place a limit in state law on the profit margin that can be...

Study finds Elden Ring most-searched video game in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE – A new study released earlier this month found that Rhode Island’s favorite video game is Elden Ring, according to a survey on internet searches conducted by...

Cox Communications to end legal challenges to R.I.’s broadband expansion

PROVIDENCE – Cox Communications on Friday said it will not pursue any more legal actions against R.I. Commerce Corp. over the state's rollout of...
A BIG VACANCY: The 88-room hotel on the property of the Bally’s Tiverton Casino & Hotel has remained unused since 2020, when the COVID-19 outbreak led to its sudden closure. 
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Nearly 5 years later, Tiverton casino hotel still empty

Tiverton won a lottery in 2018 when, after the closure of the Newport Grand slot parlor in Newport, the town became one of only...

Parking tax might be on horizon in Providence

If Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley has his way, parking in private lots in the city could get a little more expensive as the...
TOGETHER TIME: John Theberge, co-owner of Newport Pickleball Club in Middletown, encourages people to come “enjoy the friendly vibe” of pickleball. 
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Newport Pickleball Club capitalizes on latest craze

After Island Cinemas closed in January 2023, entrepreneurs John Theberge and Charles Irving had an idea to fill the 40,000-square-foot void left in Middletown. Officially...

McKee proposes $14.2B state budget that ‘bends the cost curve’

PROVIDENCE – Seeking to “right-size” state government, Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday released his $14.2 billion spending proposal for the next fiscal year,...

McKee vows no broad-based tax hikes, sustaining existing budget investments

PROVIDENCE – During his fourth "State of the State" address, Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday said the administration plans to build upon the...
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