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Health

A ‘One-Stop Shop’: CODAC Opens Nation’s First Fully Integrated Community Health Center in Providence

Backed by federal funding and local partnerships, the 20,000-square-foot center offers wraparound services — from addiction treatment to dentistry, food, housing support, and more — regardless of a patient’s ability to pay

June 11, 2025

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G. Wayne Miller

Megan Mainzer, the McKinney-Vento liaison for Middletown Public Schools in Rhode Island, speaks with a young girl at the Island Oasis, a food and clothing pantry that's managed, in part, with federal grant money.

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Education

A Federal Law Helps Homeless Students Get an Education. Trump’s Budget Could Weaken It

A Rhode Island school liaison warns that proposed federal budget cuts could dismantle vital supports for students experiencing homelessness across the state

June 11, 2025

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Lee V. Gaines

Rhode Island’s first harm reduction center, offering space for people to safely use illegal drugs in a medically supervised setting, opened in south Providence in January.

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Politics & Justice

McKee Signs Four Pairs of Bills Into Law

New Rhode Island laws will require AEDs on golf courses, expand Narcan training to lifeguards and park rangers, extend the state’s safe injection site, and formalize a 30-day wait before adult road tests

June 11, 2025

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Christopher Shea

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Politics & Justice

Health Care and RIPTA Prevail in Lawmakers’ Revised Fiscal 2026 Budget

$14.3B spending plan nixes new capital projects in favor of extra money for Washington Bridge rebuild

June 11, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

Former State Sen. Cindy Coyne is seen in a video announcing her 2026 campaign for lieutenant governor.

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Politics & Justice

Former Barrington State Senator Cindy Coyne Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor

Coyne is the first challenger to officially enter the ring against Matos, who was elected for a full term in 2022

June 11, 2025

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Alexander Castro

Keith Stokes is Rhode Island’s new historian laureate.

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History

Meet Keith Stokes, Rhode Island’s New Historian Laureate

Stoke says he wants to enhance civics education

June 11, 2025

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Luis Hernandez

Gov. Dan McKee at his office in the Rhode Island Statehouse.

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Immigration

McKee Objects to Trump’s Deployment of California National Guard

Democratic governors walk a fine line by criticizing Trump while also ensuring federal dollars flow. The Public’s Radio political reporter Ian Donnis spoke with Gov. Dan McKee about that yesterday, along with a few other issues

June 11, 2025

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Ian Donnis

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Immigration

What to Know About Trump’s Deployment of the Marines and National Guard to LA’s Immigration Protests

June 10, 2025

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Jake Offenhartz

June 10, 2025

In space, there are four dimensions: length, width, height and time.

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Climate & Environment

Everything, Expanding Everywhere, All at Once: Why the Universe Has No Center

A century after Einstein’s theory of general relativity, scientists continue to unravel the mind-bending truth: the universe isn’t just growing—it’s growing in every direction, with no edge, no center, and no end in sight

June 10, 2025

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Rob Coyne, University of Rhode Island