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Poll: As winter heating costs rise, so does consumer anxiety in...
Feeling anxious about how to pay for your winter heating bill? You’re not alone, according to the latest Ocean State Poll from the University of New...
Lawmakers introduce legislation to give Providence schools back to city this...
PROVIDENCE – Discussions about giving the Providence Public School District back to city control as soon as this summer have now reached the R.I....
On COVID anniversary, protestors renew call for nursing home standards legislation
It’s been five years, but registered nurse Stefania Silvestri can still recall the smell of plastic.
“I placed body after body in a bag, day...
Without state help, arts groups paint dire financial picture
FACING A FALL SEASON with little financial help from the state, arts and cultural organizations across Rhode Island are paring down operations, scrambling to...
AS220 exceeds $100K fundraising goal, says state still needs to support...
PROVIDENCE – Strong community support in a short amount of time resulted in AS220 surpassing its month-long fundraising goal at a time when state...
‘We need help right now’: AS220 seeking $100K by June 30...
PROVIDENCE – The financial picture that is being painted at AS220 is not a pretty one.
And the nonprofit that supports local youth artists on...
State marijuana growers making more campaign donations in hopes of cutting...
Spencer Blier was expelled from his first college for smoking weed, then spent the next decade as a perpetual University of Rhode Island student,...
Cannabis complications: Promising marijuana industry falling short of expectations
Dr. Jason Iannuccilli has invested a lot in his lab in the past year.
Like many entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry, the co-founder of PureVita...
Households struggle as utility rate relief legislation stalls
A $54 energy bill rebate might not seem like much. But for Erika Gonzalez, every little bit helps.
Especially this year, with record rate hikes...
Protestors urge state regulators to deny winter energy rate hikes
WARWICK – Utility shutoffs. Homelessness. Even death.
These were among the dire predictions that local residents, advocacy groups and lawmakers warned would result from increases...
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