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The Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center, which opened in 2023, connects riders to Rhode Island Public Transit Authority buses and commuter rail operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

RIPTA Could Expand Massachusetts Pass Access Under Proposed Legislation

Rhode Island’s statewide bus network already allows some commuter rail pass holders to ride its buses for free, but one lawmaker is making his annual push…

Rep. Kathleen Fogarty, a South Kingstown Democrat, speaks about her recent cancer diagnosis while advocating for a bill to expand access to diagnostic mammograms at the Rhode Island State House on April 1, 2025.

Lawmakers, Advocates Push for Bills to Make Cancer Diagnosis, Treatments Affordable

Breast cancer is among the most common cancer diagnoses in Rhode Island, making up about 13% of diagnoses each year as well as 7% of all cancer…

Retired Maj. Gen. Christopher P. Callahan, left, is Gov. McKee’s latest pick to join the state’s Ethics Commission. Callahan will replace Dr. Jill Hume Harrison, right, who will join the Rhode Island Parole Board.

Retired Head of Rhode Island National Guard Tapped for Ethics Commission

The previous head of the Rhode Island National Guard is Gov. Dan McKee’s latest pick to join the state’s Ethics Commission, replacing a member the…

Kevin McNamara addresses a gathering at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. On Monday he will speak during the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Longtime Providence Sports Scribe Kevin McNamara Called to the Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame

Former Providence Journal sports writer will be honored during the NCAA Final Four

A NOAA NO-XP radar antenna prior to operations in VORTEX 2 in Norman, Oklahoma, on Oct. 5, 2010.

U.S. House Dems Say NOAA Cuts Will Harm Weather Forecasting, Fisheries, Navy Operations

Rhode Island U.S. Rep. Magaziner says mass layoffs at agency are ‘outright dangerous’

Amy Glidden said that the Rhode Island Transit Riders think staying in Kennedy Plaza would be perfectly fine.

Advocates Push Back Against Potential RIPTA Hub Sites

Transit riders say moving the Kennedy Plaza bus hub is the last thing RIPTA should be focusing on while it still has a more than $30 million funding hole to fill

Screenshot from The Samaritans of Rhode Island website.

A Soothing Space for Healing: Samaritans of Rhode Island’s New Website Offers Art, Resources, and Support

After four years of development, the Samaritans’ new website combines mental health resources with calming artwork to provide a welcoming, life-saving experience for those in need of support

Trump Tariffs Could Hurt, But Also Create an Incentive to Buy Local

Local farmer’s markets may help, according to food policy advocates

Tony Perratta of East Greenwich said he's worried about creeping authoritarianism.

Anxiety About Democracy Highlights Town Hall in East Greenwich

Rep. Magaziner calls for voters to keep speaking up

A pair of bills moving through the Rhode Island General Assembly would permit patients to fill multiple months of their ADHD medications — like methylphenidate, or generic Ritalin, shown here — in a single visit to the pharmacy.

Rhode Island Lawmakers Align on ADHD Prescription Bill. Doctors Are More Divided

Legislation moving through the Rhode Island House and Senate could alleviate one pain point for parents: Filling a prescription for ADHD medications amid…

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