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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…

The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island (pictured) played host to a three-hour hearing on Thursday, April 3 in a lawsuit challenging frozen funds to environmental nonprofits.

What Comes First: Freeze or Review? This is the Question a Federal Judge in Providence Must Decide

Three-hour hearing in environmental nonprofits lawsuit centers on powers of federal agencies

Sen. Sam Zurier, a Providence Democrat, wants to radically revise the Crowley Act, which regulates school district takeovers in Rhode Island. The current law does not offer much detail on how the takeovers should operate.

Rhode Island Senators Float Alternatives for a Decades-Old School Takeover Law

Providence’s public schools may remain under state control until 2027. Three senators who represent parts of the city want to change the state law that…

Zak Mertz holds a spring peeper frog, moments before setting it free next to a vernal pool in Weymouth

As Spring Arrives, So Does a Symphony of Nature Sounds

Inside the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Zak Mertz pointed to what he called a “very handsome” tiny brown frog camouflaged among the leaves in…

Gun Crimes Decline in Rhode Island, But AG Flags Ghost Guns as Growing Threat

Untraceable firearms are a growing problem in Rhode Island even as overall crimes are trending downward, according to a newly published report from state…

Students and professors have slammed the university for its crackdowns on pro-Palestinian activism on campus.

Brown University to See Half a Billion in Federal Funding Halted by Trump Administration

The Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding to a list of Ivy…

Wind turbine debris, shown on Nobadeer Beach on Nantucket, was strewn in local waters and on the shore after a blade failure at Vineyard Wind last summer. Now the Town of Nantucket is challenging the federal approval of a different wind farm, SouthCoast Wind.

SouthCoast Wind Responds to Nantucket Litigation Against Wind Farm's Federal Approval

SouthCoast Wind is responding to litigation by the Town of Nantucket appealing federal approval of the offshore wind farm planned for waters 20 miles…

Pro-Palestinian encampment at Brown University in October 2024.

Trump Administration to Cut $510 Million in Funding to Brown University

The Ivy League school said it could not substantiate the planned cuts widely reported by national news outlets

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