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Pawtucket is one of dozens of Rhode Island municipalities that host Flock automated license plate reading cameras. Credit: David Wright/Ocean State Media
Politics and Justice
Rhode Island has new rules for Flock cameras. Will anyone have to follow them?
David Wright
The McKee administration's proposal to adopt new statewide standards for automated license plate readers is voluntary for now. Critics say it leaves the biggest questions open
Students walk past a Providence Public Schools sign. The district continues to struggle with low reading and math scores as questions about its leadership emerge after seven years of state control. Credit: Ben Berke/Ocean State Media
Education
Rhode Island is closing the test score gap with Massachusetts. But is that really progress?
Joe Tasca
People spilled out of a select board public comment session on a potential data center in Bow, New Hampshire.
Kate Dario
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NHPR
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In New England, towns are using a very old approach to take on data centers
Kate Dario
Starting in 2019, the takeover transferred control of Providence’s public schools from local leaders to state officials. Ben Berke / Ocean State Media
Education
Rhode Island declared its takeover of Providence schools a success. Its own scorecard tells another story
Ben Berke
GOP nominee for Lt. Governor Shawn Oliver has suspended his campaign after drunken driving charges
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Elections
Mass. GOP Lt. Gov. nominee Shawn Oliver suspends campaign following drunk driving charge
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Iron-air batteries store energy using rust. We’re taking a look at how they work and why storing electricity for days could help us use more renewable energy
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation chose Springfield's Union Station as the site to announce a $130 million federal grant to boost the long awaited West-East rail project. The completed train line will connect Springfield to Boston by 2030. City Mayor Domenic Sarno, along with Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and other state and federal leaders gathered at the site Friday, October 16, 2026.
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Three people pose holding signs against data centers.
Behind the data center backlash, anxiety about AI
Across New England, data center opponents say they don’t trust the artificial intelligence industry
Huge data centers are going up across the US with the growth of AI…but not so much here in New England. Many want to keep it that way.
Awaiting Data: Why there’s no AI data center boom in New England (at least not yet)
The week of Oct. 19, 2026, New England News Collaborative stations will explore some of the reasons why the AI data center boom hasn't reached New England — at least not yet— in a special series called Awaiting Data.
A student climate change activist interrupts the U.S. Senate debate between Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson on Oct. 15, 2026.
Climate activist group claims credit for protester who disrupted Maine Senate debate
The Sunrise Movement identified the protester as a Bowdoin College student and said he's part of an effort to confront politicians over climate change. The protestor posed as a journalist to get into the ticketed event.
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