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DiPrete led Rhode Island through a period of economic growth in the 1980s, but his legacy was marred by a bribery and extortion scandal that made him the only governor in state history to serve time in prison
From cancer labs to coastal climate tools, Rhode Island researchers join scientists nationwide in warning that federal funding cuts could stall lifesaving work
T.F. Green received a score of 84.9 in the annual Travel + Leisure magazine competition based on reader surveys evaluating airport amenities
The hospital allowed an unlicensed medical assistant to do a procedure prohibited under state regulations
Famiglietti, a personal injury lawyer who serves on North Providence’s town council, won more than 70% of the district’s votes in a four-way race
A rare legal clash between the Justice Department and the federal judiciary echoes to Rhode Island, where a 1990s-era lawsuit filed by then–U.S. Attorney Sheldon Whitehouse offers precedent and underscores the escalating tensions between executive power and judicial independence
The new state law also mandates RAs to be trained to administer the life-saving opioid reversal medication
In her latest novel These Summer Storms, Rhode Island author Sarah MacLean trades dukes for tech dynasties, spinning a tale of inheritance games, family dysfunction, and second chances—set against the brooding backdrop of a storm-lashed island estate
After a near-fatal accident left him paralyzed, Google engineer Sasha Blair-Goldensohn turned personal adversity into advocacy—transforming Google Maps and New York City’s subway system to better serve people with disabilities, and reminding the world that accessibility benefits everyone