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The 2025 legislative session concluded with a marathon, 8.5 hour session in the early morning on June 21, 2025.

Five Wins From Rhode Island’s 2025 Legislative Session

Housing, cats, AG’s office come out on top. Plus, Republicans make a plan for 2026

People participate in a rally to call on Congress to protect funding for PBS and NPR outside the NPR headquarters in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2025.

Senators Question Trump Plan to Kill Federal Funds for PBS, NPR and Some Foreign Aid

Communities across the U.S. could lose critical public broadcasting support as bipartisan Senate voices challenge $9B in proposed cuts, calling them politically driven and potentially harmful

Bus riders wait to board the 60 bus, which runs from Providence to Newport, on July 26, 2025. Signage on the left notes that the 60 would be one of the bus routes that would see a service reduction.

RIPTA Board Tables Sweeping Cuts After Receiving Last-Minute Letter From McKee

Transit advocates blast governor for being tone-deaf during dark time for statewide bus system

Unionized Butler Hospital workers march in front of the Providence psychiatric hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, on the 83rd day of their strike.

Butler Hospital to Close Addiction Treatment Unit as Contract Negotiations Stall

Butler Hospital announced Thursday it will close its addiction treatment unit next week, leaving the Providence psychiatric facility at about half its…

Many recycled plastics in Rhode Island aren’t recycled or repurposed.

What Actually Happens to Recycled Plastics in Rhode Island?

An ecoRI investigation found the contents of those blue bins don’t necessarily end up getting recycled

A production line at Edesia Nutrition's Rhode Island factory. As the Trump administration issued stop-work orders and halted payments, the company had to cut back on production and distribution of the therapeutic food it makes, a peanut-y paste called Plumpy'Nut. Last week, word came that the U.S. government will resume ordering the product, which is designed to bring malnourished children back from the brink.

Why the Rhode Island Company That Makes Plumpy'Nut is 'Just Over the Moon!'

Navyn Salem cried when she got a call last week — but they were happy tears.They were sparked by a message from the U.S. State Department: After months of…

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Trial Begins in Utah for a Rhode Island Man Accused of Faking His Death to Avoid Rape Charges

A man accused of faking his death and fleeing to the United Kingdom to avoid rape charges faced an alleged victim in court Monday as a jury trial in Utah…

L to R: Fred Flynn, Bella Gomes, McKaylee Swatt, Anne Earle.

Future Pediatric Oncology Nurses Find Calling Through Hasbro Fellowship Amid National RN Shortage

Brown University Health’s Flynn Pediatric Oncology Nursing Fellowship helps two aspiring nurses turn personal experiences with cancer into career inspiration — addressing a critical need in Rhode Island’s health care workforce

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