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A sign explains the effect of delta-9 THC at Bottles Fine Wine on Providence’s East Side. Next to the sign are boxes of hemp-derived beverages.

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News + Culture

Hemp-Derived THC Drinks Could Face More Regulation Under Proposal in R.I. House

June 18, 2025

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Christopher Shea

Gun rights supporters at the Statehouse in 2022.

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Politics & Justice

Revised Assault Weapons Ban Heads to RI Senate Judiciary Committee for a Vote

Senate Republicans say legislation goes too far. Some gun rights advocates say it doesn’t go far enough.

June 18, 2025

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Christopher Shea

Striking Butler Hospital workers march in front of Care New England headquarters at 4 Richmond Square in Providence on Thursday, June 12, the start of a 30 hour sit-in.

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Health

Butler Hospital, Union Return to Bargaining Table as Strike Enters Fifth Week

Talks resume with federal mediator and larger union presence amid mounting worker hardship, community support, and questions over hospital finances and real estate deal

June 18, 2025

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Alexander Castro

R.I. House Speaker Joe Shekarchi confers with fiscal adviser Sharon Reynolds during the budget vote on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

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Politics & Justice

Rhode Island House Passes $14.3B Budget Amid D.C. Uncertainty and GOP Pushback

After a brisk three-hour debate, lawmakers advanced a budget boosting health care funding and raising new taxes on vacation homes—while bracing for potential federal cuts that could send them back to the State House this fall

June 18, 2025

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Ian Donnis