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EARNING A SHOT: Talia Thibodeau, a standout basketball player in high school, worried how she would pay for college after she graduated but is working toward an associate degree tuition-free from the Community College of Rhode Island thanks to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Will R.I. Promise last after Raimondo leaves?

Education 02/05/2021

Talia Thibodeau faced an uncertain future as she prepared to graduate from Cranston High School West last June. Thibodeau, a standout basketball player, wanted to...

Bill filed to halt evictions; Ruggerio says a crisis was looming...

Coronavirus 08/25/2020

PROVIDENCE - Sen. William J. Conley Jr., D-East Providence, and Rep. Grace Diaz, D-Providence, filed legislation that would implement a moratorium on evictions and...

R.I.’s name returns to spotlight

Government 06/26/2020

Dropping “Providence Plantations” from Rhode Island’s official documents and websites is a start, but activists and others say state leaders need to do much...

Lt. Gov. McKee floats relief plan on his own

Coronavirus 06/05/2020

Lt. Gov. Daniel J. McKee is proposing using a portion of Rhode Island’s $1.25 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds to create grant and...

R.I. Foundation unveils 10-year plan, $1M commitment to improve public education

Economic Activity 02/13/2020

PROVIDENCE – Within the last two years, Rhode Island has started making the long journey to repair the public education system in the state. In...

R.I. leaders grapple with $200M budget deficit

Economic Activity 01/03/2020

Rhode Island has a budget deficit, again. By definition, a structural deficit is a persistent budget situation in which revenues are growing slower than expenditures....