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State of the Brew: A Panel on the Future of RI Breweries

May 7, 2025

Quonochontaug Barrier Beach, in Westerly, Rhode Island.

State Council to Proceed With Hearings Over Disputed Westerly Beach Access

Weekapaug Fire District’s bid to pause proceedings denied as shoreline advocates defend Spring Avenue’s status as a historic public right of way to Quonochontaug Barrier Beach

Offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Woods Hole, Massachusetts on March 3, 2025.

NOAA Employees in Rhode Island and Mass. Fired, Rehired, Then Fired Again

A ruling from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals this week cleared the way for President Trump to re-fire federal employees who had been reinstated to their jobs last month by a lower court

A fisherman fishes off rocks at Sachuest Point in Middletown. An advisory panel of fishermen is set to review SouthCoast Wind’s proposal to snake a pair of underwater transmission lines up the Sakonnet River, east of Sachuest Point, then run them underground across the northern tip of Portsmouth and out Mount Hope Bay to make landfall at Brayton Point in Somerset Mass.

Can a Local RI Fishing Panel Make a Difference in Offshore Wind Projects? We’re About to Find Out

After a 17-month hiatus, the Rhode Island Fishermen’s Advisory Board is repopulated and ready to review SouthCoast Wind underwater cables plan

The City of Providence wants to investigate consolidating certain data sources across municipal and school district networks when its schools return from state to local control. The district superintendent is concerned about the plan’s finer points when it comes to data sharing. (Photo illustration by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)

Smiley Calls for Data Sharing Once Providence Gets Its Schools Back From State

Some systems get too complex. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley thinks that has happened with overlapping information technology (IT) and data systems across…

As Hasbro Stocks Plunge, Decision on Potential HQ Move Pushed Back to Summer

The first quarter of the year came and went without a peep from Hasbro Inc. on whether the Pawtucket toy and gaming company would be moving out of its…

Part of the Nantucket coastline, shored up with ‘geotubes’ to slow erosion.

FEMA Quietly Removes Access to New England Coastal Erosion Hazard Tool

Planners and resilience experts say long-term erosion maps have been critical

Cannabis Control Commission Chair Kimberly Ahern, center, speaks at the panel’s meeting on Friday, April 11, 2025. At left is Commissioner Robert Jacquard. At right is Commissioner Layi Oduyingbo.

At Long Last, RI Cannabis Control Commission Approves Inaugural Regulations

New rules pave the way for 24 additional retail licenses, with special provisions for social equity applicants and worker-owned dispensaries

Gov. Dan McKee, shown at a press conference about the Washington Bridge on March 14, 2024, has seen his approval rating drop since last year, according to a Morning Consult survey.

Annual Survey Wants to Know How You Feel About Life and Well-Being in Rhode Island

Rhode Islanders are once again being asked to share how they feel about life in the Ocean State in this year’s RI Life Index survey.The collaboration…

Gov. Dan McKee is seen sitting next to Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Angélica Infante-Green at a press event on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in Providence.

McKee Among the Least Popular Governors in the Nation, New Poll Finds

Gov. Dan McKee remains among least popular governors across the country, according to new polling data released last week by Morning Consult.Surveys…

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