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R.I. wants more say on Atlantic fisheries

Rhode Island punches above its weight when it comes to its fishing industry, landing more than $80 million of seafood annually, and some local...
A CLOSER LOOK: More than 30 scholarships offered at the University of Rhode Island are the focus of a complaint filed by the conservative nonprofit Legal Insurrection Foundation alleging that the scholarships violate federal law because eligibility is partially based on race and gender. 
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URI among schools targeted in civil rights complaints

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into 35 scholarships offered at the University of Rhode Island after...
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Five Questions With: Deborah Gonzalez

Deborah Gonzalez | Director, Roger Williams University School of Law Immigration Clinic 1. Have the policies implemented by the Trump administration been what you...
ROLLING ALONG: Cheyne Cousens moved back from California in 2023 to run his father’s Elemental Surf and Skate shop in Middletown, which he rebranded Omen after an idea that began as a hobby in 2014 with printed-up T-shirts with logos and artwork he personally designed. 
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Omen is making waves in Aquidneck Island surf and skateboard scene

A mainstay in Newport and Middletown’s surf and skateboarding scene for years, Cheyne Cousens was ready to take the reins. After his father, Symon Cousens,...

Local businesses on tariffs: ‘We’ve got uncertainty in spades’

BRISTOL – On Wednesday, after President Donald Trump paused his planned implementation of country-by-country tariffs for 90 days, there was some semblance of relief...

Igus surpasses $1 billion in sales for second consecutive year

EAST PROVIDENCE – Igus Bearings Inc. recently announced it has again surpassed $1 billion in total sales and increased its active customers amount by...

R.I. Commerce Corp. issues Request for Proposals for federal broadband program

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp. is now accepting proposals for projects under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program aimed at providing low-cost...

Amo highlights R.I.’s blue economy during Subcommittee on Environment hearing

PROVIDENCE – The Subcommittee on Environment on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held its first hearing of the year on March 26,...

BL Companies named ESOP Association New England Chapter’s Company of the...

WARWICK – Engineering consultant BL Companies Inc. has received the 2025 Company of the Year award from The ESOP Association’s New England Chapter. BL Companies,...

RIPTA rebrands mobile app

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has rebranded its Commuter Resource RI mobile app as Drive Less RI with a fresh look to reach...
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