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‘I think I thought it would be like a green paradise, that everyone would be driving around in their electric cars, that all of the houses would have solar panels on them, that there would be those tree wind turbines on the street’
The storm brought a snow day for most of the state, but so far no major disasters.
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New England will face a West Coast challenger for the Feb. 8 championship
Higher taxes on Rhode Island’s richest are increasingly likely, although not without a lot of debate
The National Weather Service warns of dangerous wind chills and up to 15 inches of snow across southern New England
Starting Feb. 1, TSA will require travelers without compliant forms of identification to verify their identity through a biometric or biographic system
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About 6.5% of postcard recipients file claims, court records show
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Program chair Amy VanderWeele explains why this year’s pick—Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez—resonates with Rhode Islanders, from land rights to who gets to tell history
The Rhode Island governor warns against racial profiling and says the state will respond if federal immigration enforcement escalates