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A sign explains the effect of delta-9 THC at Bottles Fine Wine on Providence’s East Side in October 2024. Next to the sign are boxes of hemp-derived beverages.
Article
Economy
Economy
R.I. Cannabis Regulators Put Pause on New Hemp Retailer Licenses
Commission awaits findings of a THC drink study mandated by General Assembly
July 22, 2025
 · 
Christopher Shea
The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island is pictured in downtown Providence.
Article
Housing
Housing
ACLU of Rhode Island Sues to Stop Trump From Restricting Housing and Violence Prevention Grants
Plaintiffs are organizations in 13 states plus D.C. serving domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, LGBTQI+ Youth, and unhoused people
July 22, 2025
 · 
Alexander Castro
Greg Cornett, president of Rhode Island Energy, describes company measures to reduce customers’ energy bills at a press conference on Monday, July 21, 2025.
Article
Climate + Environment
Climate + Environment
R.I. Energy Knows Customers are Heated. Cue the ‘Good News’ Press Conference
Utility operator touts proposed bill credits, lower winter electric rates compared with last year
July 22, 2025
 · 
Nancy Lavin
House Speaker Joe Shekarchi in studio.
Article
Politics + Justice
Politics + Justice
Rhode Island House Speaker Joe Shekarchi Talks Budget Wins, Transit Troubles, and a Possible Run for Governor
House Speaker Shekarchi looks back on the 2025 legislative session
July 22, 2025
 · 
Jim Hummel
A man fishes along the shoreline immediately north of the illegal wall built by the Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown. Quidnessett filed a complaint on July 9, 2025, against the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council over disputed details of the shoreline restoration plan.
Article
Climate + Environment
Climate + Environment
Quidnessett Country Club Files Suit Against CRMC, Alleging Coastal Panel Broke Its Own Rules
July 21, 2025
 · 
Nancy Lavin
A boat leaves the mainland on the way to the Vineyard Wind offshore wind site near the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.
Article
Community
Community
Beyond Polo Shirts and Presidents, Martha’s Vineyard has an Indigenous Past and Present
July 21, 2025
 · 
Tonya Mosley
Hospital employees gather for the announcement of the name change from Lifespan to Brown university Health during a press conference in the lobby of Hasbro Children’s Hospital on June 20, 2024. Rhode Island has nearly 15,000 unionized health care workers.
Article
Health
Health
Nurses at Rhode Island and Hasbro Hospitals Strike 3-Year Deal After Months of Negotiations
July 21, 2025
 · 
Alexander Castro
Education
CCRI Lands $1 Million Grant to Expand Skilled Trades Training
July 21, 2025
 · 
Alexander Castro
Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore has yet to respond to a U.S. Department of Justice request for information about the state’s registered voters.
Article
Elections
Elections
DOJ Asked About R.I. Voter Rolls 8 Days Ago. Secretary of State Gregg Amore Hasn’t Answered Yet
July 21, 2025
 · 
Nancy Lavin
The Rhode Island Rose Island Lighthouse plate took top honors as the 2024 Best Plate Award from the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.
Article
Climate + Environment
Climate + Environment
World’s Largest License Plate Hobbyist Organization Picks Rose Island Plate as the Best
July 21, 2025
 · 
Christopher Shea
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