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Protestors unfurl banners within the Province City Council Chamber on at the start of the Committee on Ordinance’s meeting Oct. 6, 2025. The vast majority of the more than 50 people who spoke at the meeting were against police cooperation with immigration officers.

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Immigration

Providence officials want to further prohibit police cooperation with ICE

October 7, 2025

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Christopher Shea

Michael Littman is a computer scientist at Brown University and the school’s first Associate Provost of AI.

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Community & Education

A chat with Brown University’s new AI administrator

Computer scientist Michael Littman helps the university think about how to implement Artificial Intelligence across its campus

October 6, 2025

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David Wright

Rep, Jason Knight argues in support of the Senate version of the gun bill.

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Politics + Justice

State Rep. Jason Knight announces run for Rhode Island attorney general

The former prosecutor is known for his support of strict gun laws

October 6, 2025

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Ian Donnis

Solar panels are pictured on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, on the roof of the city hall in Keene, N.H.

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Climate + Environment

Rhode Island AFL-CIO sues EPA over termination of Solar for All program

The union and a group of homeowners, solar energy companies and nonprofits claim the agency illegally clawed-back funding

October 6, 2025

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David Wright

The Brown University quad is seen on April 30, 2024, after the conclusion of a student protest and encampment in support of Palestine.

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Community & Education

Brown cuts staff to deal with impact of federal threats to funding

ACLU asks the university to reject latest ‘conditions’ from Trump administration

October 6, 2025

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Alexander Castro

The Adams Library exterior on the Rhode Island College campus in Providence.

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Community & Education

RIC application fee waived for one day only on Oct. 15

October 6, 2025

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Alexander Castro

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee speaking with Ian Donnis at Ocean State Media’s studios on Sept. 30, 2025.

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Politics + Justice

TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Oct. 3, 2025

Gov. McKee is trying to make lemonade with the lemons of the Washington Bridge saga, but polling shows how voters remain unimpressed at this point in time.

October 3, 2025

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Ian Donnis

Folk at the Farm is an annual afternoon of folk music, local food, drink and art at Frerichs Farm in Warren – and it's free.

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Arts + Entertainment

Rhode Island weekend guide: Folk at the Farm, local film, Oktoberfest, and art at RISD

From folk music on a Warren farm to short films in Newport, a Bavarian-style Oktoberfest in Providence, and a thought-provoking screening at the RISD Museum, Rhode Island is packed with ways to celebrate art, food, and community this first weekend of October

October 3, 2025

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Mareva Lindo