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PROVIDENCE may have the policies of a "sanctuary city," but leaders would rather not refer to it that way. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

For local leaders, ‘sanctuary’ has become a word to avoid

Editor's Choice 03/21/2025

Rhode Island and its capital city may have adopted policies that limit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities in many cases,...

FORMER GOV. LINCOLN CHAFEE has decided against participating in the U.S. Senate election which will take place later this year. / PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Chafee decides against U.S. Senate run

Government 05/29/2018

PROVIDENCE – Thirty-five days after he declared a probable run in the 2018 Rhode Island Senate race, former Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced he...

FORMER GOV. LINCOLN CHAFEE told PBN he is "90 percent" sure he will run in the 2018 Rhode Island Senate primary race against sitting Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. / PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Chafee announces probable Senate primary run as Democrat

Government 04/25/2018

(Updated at 2:45 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's 2018 political campaigns may include a blast from the past. Former independent Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee told Providence...

GOV. LINCOLN Chafee said that a state-appointed lawyer, Robert Flanders, and the receiver for the Central Coventry Fire District, Steven Hartford, filed a petition in Federal Bankruptcy Court to start Chapter 9 restructuring proceedings for the Central Coventry Fire District. / PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Central Coventry Fire District files for bankruptcy

Economic Activity 12/24/2014

COVENTRY – The beleaguered Central Coventry Fire District filed for bankruptcy Tuesday after firefighters and the Chafee administration failed to reach an agreement despite...

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