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A new report from HousingWorks RI reveals how rising costs are pricing out workers, burdening renters and putting homeownership further out of reach
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In cities like Providence that have a long industrial history, heavy metals often end up in the waterways. Today’s episode looks at how this happens, and what it means for the city’s residents
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State election official predicts record NH voter turnout, urges voters to have a plan
The state’s chief election officer is encouraging voters to plan ahead to make sure they exercise their right to vote.
‘Sí se puede. We will continue to’: Latinos in CT reflect on labor rights activist Dolores Huerta
The death of labor rights leader Dolores Huerta has many Latinos in Connecticut honoring and remembering her legacy.
After dozens of COVID-era veteran deaths in Holyoke, a new 'soldier's home' is unveiled
Massachusetts new state-of-the-art Veterans Home in Holyoke was unveiled Thursday, marking a major milestone in the transformation of veterans care in the state, officials say. Formerly known as the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, the facility was built on the site of a deadly 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, where at least 76 veterans died — a tragedy that helped the push to replace it.
Public seeking answers about new Cape Cod gas pipeline
Critics suggest the larger-diameter pipe could someday carry more gas than the two old pipes combined, if an expansion received government approval. But that is not part of the current plan, the pipeline owner says.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Hantz Marconi settles ethics probe; won't face discipline
Hantz Marconi admitted an error in judgment for conversations she had with the governor and others during her husband’s criminal investigation. She’ll face no discipline.
In Maine's Senate race, voters weigh opposing views of Susan Collins' power and influence
Maine's Senate race could turn on a simple question: Are Maine voters angry enough at President Donald Trump that they’ll part with Republican Sen. Susan Collins, the state’s longest serving senator in more than a century?
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