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Politics & Justice

Rhode Island AG Neronha Leads Suit That Accuses White House of Using Funds for Crime Victims to Coerce States

A coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general — including those from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut — says the Trump administration is unlawfully restricting over $1 billion in VOCA grants, threatening support for crime victims and survivors

August 18, 2025

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Jeremy Bernfeld

Roberta Rabinovitz, right, had cancer and had been living with her grandson, sleeping on his couch. With her is Rachel Nassif, day center director at the PACE Organization of Rhode Island in East Providence.

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Health

Amid Growing ‘Scandal’ of Elder Homelessness, Health Care Groups Aim to Help

August 18, 2025

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Felice J. Freyer

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Felice J. Freyer

August 18, 2025

The Centurion Foundation, the nonprofit buyer of Roger Williams Medical Center (pictured) and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, will pay more in debt service on bonds sold to finance the hospital purchase, even though the value of the bonds has decreased.

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Economy

Save Now, Pay Later: Roger Williams and Fatima Hospital Buyer Faces Ballooning Debt Service

Rising interest rates put Centurion Foundation on the hook for $481M over the next 30 years

August 18, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

Rhode Island Auditor General David Bergantino said that it’s basically ‘expected’ that every child care provider in a recent audit had at least one violation, given ‘the number of regulations they are subject to.’

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Education

Auditor General Paints a Picture of Imperfect Safety in R.I. Child Care Facilities

August 18, 2025

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Alexander Castro

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Health

Butler Hospital and Striking Union Reach a ‘Tentative Agreement’

If approved, the deal would end a three-month strike at the psychiatric hospital that has forced the hospital to close nearly 100 beds

August 18, 2025

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Lynn Arditi

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)

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Health

How Patients Can Protect Themselves in the Wake of Recent Medical Data Breaches in Rhode Island

Tech experts say these incidents are becoming increasingly difficult to prevent, thanks to hackers who use artificial intelligence to their advantage

August 18, 2025

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Luis Hernandez

The Superman building in downtown Providence has sat empty since 2013. State legislation headed to the Rhode Island Senate Wednesday would allow the owner to qualify for a sales tax waiver on construction materials.

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News + Culture

Redevelopment of Providence’s ‘Superman Building’ to Continue After Owner’s Death

High Rock Development announced that the Massachusetts-based company is still committed to the project

August 18, 2025

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Ian Donnis

Maurice "Mo" Methot rocking the sunglasses on the Ocean State Sessions set.

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Arts & Entertainment

From Woodstock Vows to Multilingual Rock: Providence-Based Gained In Translation’s Global Sound

Led by polyglot vocalist Victoria Richter, the Rhode Island band blends over 10 languages, decades of love, and fearless musical experimentation into a one-of-a-kind performance style

August 15, 2025

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Dewey Raposo

A new legislative commission studying graduation rates and other ways to increase academic success for students in foster care held its first meeting on Aug. 13, 2025, in Providence at the Rhode Island State House.

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Education

Rhode Island’s Foster Kids Struggle to Graduate High School. 17 People Hope to Fix That

‘The adults in the room need to get their act together and work on doing better for this cohort of kids. We should be able to get this right. It’s Rhode Island’

August 15, 2025

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Alexander Castro