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BlueTIDE 2026 tech demonstration event returns to Newport on Aug. 27

NEWPORT – The 3rd annual BlueTIDE technology demonstration event is set to return to Newport on Aug. 27, inviting attendees to discover the latest...

R.I. House passes bill to protect electronic ballots for disabled and...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House of Representatives has approved legislation sponsored by Rep. William W. O’Brien, D-North Providence, aimed at ensuring that disabled and...
UP IN THE AIR: Jason Calderon applied for one of the cannabis retail licenses that will be available in an upcoming lottery, but an R.I. Superior Court appeal of North Kingstown’s zoning approval for a potential store on Post Road has thrown his chances to get a license into doubt. 
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Some applicants face roadblocks on way to cannabis lottery

For Jason Calderon, CEO of marijuana cultivator Bonsai Buds in Exeter, the pursuit of a cannabis dispensary license has become a smoke-filled hall of...

Supreme Court Associate Justice Goldberg to retire in March

PROVIDENCE – After more than three decades on the state's highest bench, R.I. Supreme Court Associate Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg announced she will be...

McKee signs into law $18M infusion to save Roger Williams and...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday signed legislation establishing an $18 million fund to assist The Centurion Foundation in finalizing the acquisition...

GA approves $18M infusion to save Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals

PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved an $18 million transfer to help close the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and...

McKee signs executive order mandating review of energy programs

WARWICK – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday signed an executive order that mandates state regulators to vet the financial impacts of several renewable...

R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $250K in grants for World Cup planning

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Friday unanimously awarded $250,000 in grants to three organizations to help prepare the state...

House panel advances bill to facilitate sale of Roger Williams, Fatima...

PROVIDENCE – The House Committee on Finance advanced legislation on Friday that could facilitate the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady...

Kennedy introduces legislation to regulate data centers in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – House Speaker Pro Tempore Brian Patrick Kennedy, D-Hopkinton, has introduced legislation aimed at regulating data centers in Rhode Island in an effort...
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