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A view from a window in a conference room at Providence City Hall.

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Economy

Providence City Council Leaders and Smiley Agree to Seek 5.85% Tax Levy Hike

City officials vow to spread tax burden more evenly

June 27, 2025

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Alexander Castro

Lawmakers and lobbyists mingle on the House floor on April 29, 2025.

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Politics & Justice

Five Losses From Rhode Island’s 2025 Legislative Session

RIPTA eyes service cuts and layoffs as public records reform, free school meals left to languish

June 27, 2025

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Alexander Castro

Flanked by gun control advocates, RI Gov. Dan McKee signs a new law that will ban the sale of military-style assault weapons.

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Politics & Justice

Rhode Island Enacts Assault-Style Rifle Sales Ban

New law signed by Gov. McKee imposes steep penalties on future sales of military-style firearms, as advocates hail progress and opponents vow to push back

June 27, 2025

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David Wright

Staff and volunteers from the New England Aquarium released 17 endangered and threatened turtles at West Dennis Beach today after months of rehabilitation from getting stunned by cold water in Cape Cod Bay last fall and winter. They included Kemp's ridley's, loggerheads and green sea turtles. June 25, 2025.

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Climate & Environment

Stranded Off Cape Cod Last Winter, 17 Sea Turtles Return to the Ocean

June 26, 2025

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Jennette Barnes

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Community

Stitching Love and Loss: Rhode Island’s Enduring Bond with the AIDS Memorial Quilt

From Providence to panel workshops, Rhode Islanders have honored lives lost to AIDS through art, healing, and decades of community remembrance

June 26, 2025

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David Uttam Lawlor

Brian Daniels, Director of the governor's Office of Management and Budget, and Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee at a press briefing Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

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Politics & Justice

McKee Distances Himself From State’s New Budget

Gov. Dan McKee announced he will allow the $14.34 billion spending plan passed by the General Assembly to become law without his signature

June 26, 2025

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David Wright

Melo Green performs at Big Nice Studio for Ocean State Sessions, a series of performances on Rhode Island PBS.

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Arts & Entertainment

Ocean State Sessions Preview: The Psychedelic Soul of Melo Green

‘Your life isn’t made important by the internet and the phone. It’s made by the things you do and the people you surround yourself with, and the way you treat them’

June 26, 2025

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Mareva Lindo

The damaged Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingstown is shown on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, the date of a devastating fire believed to have been accidental.

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Food & Drink

Matunuck Oyster Bar Debuts Outside Dining July 1

June 26, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

Unionized nurses and hospital staff with UNAP Local 5098 gather near Rhode Island Hospital in Providence during a press conference on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The union authorized a potential strike amid ongoing contract negotiations with Brown University Health.

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Health

Butler Hospital Strike Deemed Lockout While Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Nurses Weigh Walkout

June 26, 2025

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Alexander Castro

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.

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News + Culture

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

June 26, 2025

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Scott Neuman