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What’s McKee’s State of the State game plan? Score points with...

For Gov. Daniel J. McKee, it’s game day. Expect at least a few sports metaphors in McKee’s 2026 State of the State address, scheduled for...

Providence City Council approves tougher rules on police interactions with ICE

PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday unanimously approved stricter limits on how police interact with federal immigration authorities. The revised rules, part of the...

Providence recreation director resigns

PROVIDENCE – The city is looking for a new leader of its recreation department. Stephen Grace, Providence's recreation department director, has resigned from his role...

Providence Public Schools adding cameras to bus fleet

PROVIDENCE – Each fall, a return to school brings the usual rush of yellow buses to Rhode Island’s streets. But this year, buses will come...

Attendance in R.I. public schools is on the rebound after pandemic...

Rhode Island kids aren’t skipping school as much as they used to. In the 2023-2024 school year, there were 244,375 fewer absences across Rhode Island’s...

The high stress, high stakes world of CD1 campaign managers 

Brexton Isaacs’ resume reads like an ambitious travel itinerary.  Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohio, New York: The 31-year-old has worked in 10 states on at least...
FORMER PROVIDENCE Mayor Jorge O. Elorza has been appointed the CEO of Democrats for Education Reform, a national political advocacy organization, and its affiliate non-partisan think-tank Education Reform Now. / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

Former Providence mayor named CEO of Democrats for Education Reform

PROVIDENCE – The city’s former mayor has landed a new job.  Jorge O. Elorza, who served eight years as Providence mayor, has been appointed the...

Providence Public Schools recognized for sustainable electronics efforts

PROVIDENCE – The Information Technology Department of the Providence Public Schools recently received a 2022 Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool Purchaser Award for its...

Providence offers summer youth programs, jobs through ‘Eat, Play Learn PVD’

PROVIDENCE – Free meals and educational programs aren’t going away for Providence kids and young adults when the school year ends, with a host...
SCHOOLS IN RHODE ISLAND with a less than 20% vaccination rate for COVID-19 among students are being asked by the state to hold COVID-19 vaccination clinics. This was announced at a COVID-19 update held by Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. / SCREENSHOT FROM WPRI

R.I. calls on schools with 20% or less vaccinated to hold...

PROVIDENCE – As Gov. Daniel J. McKee is pushing for increased COVID-19 vaccination among children, especially in cities where inoculation rates are relatively low,...
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