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Several CRMC bills to consider, but will there be any change...
Some state leaders and one of Rhode Island's largest environmental groups have failed in recent years to dismantle the embattled R.I. Coastal Resources Management...
On Aquidneck Island, the ripple effect of returning to office
Naval Station Newport was on high alert on Feb. 10, but it wasn’t because of a security threat. It was because the base was...
Divided views on for-profit company buying R.I. nursing homes
Two struggling skilled nursing facilities are on track to be sold to a Massachusetts-based company, reigniting the debate over whether businesses looking to maximize...
Trump order a risk for wind hub
President Donald Trump’s executive order to temporarily stop the sale of offshore wind leases in federal waters is threatening the plans of local and...
Smiley has proposal to help ‘Superman Building’ overhaul get past money...
More than a year after interior demolition and asbestos removal started at the Industrial Trust Co. Building in downtown Providence, the future of the...
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...
Mass. joins multistate nursing compact, but where does that leave R.I.?
While many in Massachusetts are celebrating the state joining the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact as a way to reduce the shortage of nurses, opinions...
Will more Washington Bridge hearings help?
December marked the one-year anniversary of the failure of the Washington Bridge, and General Assembly leaders are planning a January retrospective. Again.
House Speaker K....
Addressing doctor shortage could be a primary challenge for lawmakers
State legislators might consider a host of potential prescriptions to ease Rhode Island’s worsening shortage of primary care doctors when they convene in January,...
Music, dancing: Restaurant owners say they need a change in Providence
Providence City Council President Rachel M. Miller has put on hold a proposal to loosen music and dancing restrictions at restaurants citywide after some...
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