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Rhode Island Senate Majority Leader Frank Ciccone III, a Providence Democrat, walks onto the Senate floor on April 1, 2025.

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Economy

Expanding Sports Betting, Cracking Down on Underage Gambling in Play in Final Stretch of Session

With support from Senate leadership, Rhode Island is moving closer to ending IGT’s digital sports betting monopoly and strengthening penalties for underage online gambling — but the House remains a wildcard in both efforts

June 3, 2025

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Christopher Shea

Rhode Island officials have launched a new nonprofit, Ocean State 2026, to take advantage of tourism during the 2026 World Cup matches at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, pictured.

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Economy

New State Nonprofit Launched to Help Rhode Island Score Big in 2026 World Cup

Commerce Secretary Liz Tanner to leave cabinet post to head Ocean State 2026

June 3, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

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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Economy

Redevelopment of Providence ‘Superman’ Building Hinges on Changing State Tax Credit Program

Rhode Island Senate to vote Wednesday on legislation that would save $4.6M in sales taxes on skyscraper renovation

June 3, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

Karen Read, pictured outside of the Norfolk Superior Court for a hearing in August. Her legal team tried for months to get her second trial dismissed.

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News + Culture

Things to Know About the Retrial of Karen Read in the Killing of Her Police Officer Boyfriend

June 3, 2025

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Kimberlee Kruesi

News + Culture

Former Matos Campaign Consultant Charged in Signature Fraud Case Sentenced to Probation

June 3, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

North Providence Town Councilor Stefano Famiglietti won his district party committee’s endorsement in the upcoming special primary for the Senate District 4 seat.

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Elections

Senate District 4 Democratic Committee Backs Stefano Famiglietti in Four-Way Primary

June 3, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

Yellow shirts of Second Amendment supporters frame the view of Rep. Jason Knight, a Barrington Democrat, lead sponsor of the bill to ban assault-style weapons, during a House Committee on Judiciary on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Knight’s amended bill is set for a vote on Tuesday, June 3.

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Politics & Justice

House Panel to Consider Advancing Amended Assault Weapons Ban Bill to Rhode Island House Floor

Gun safety advocates hope to keep momentum building after U.S. Supreme Court declines review of high-capacity gun magazine ban

June 3, 2025

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Christopher Shea

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Health

After Losing Benefits, Striking Butler Hospital Workers March on Care New England HQ

Negotiations set to resume with federal mediator on Wednesday as strike enters third week

June 3, 2025

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Alexander Castro

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Education

Brown University Police Arrests are Not Public. ACLU Lawsuit Looks to Change That

Complaint centers on two journalists denied arrest reports by campus police under loophole in public records law

June 3, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

The Star Store once housed UMass Dartmouth's arts college, which closed abruptly in 2023.

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Arts & Entertainment

Nonprofit Plans Community Process to Reimagine New Bedford’s Star Store

At a press conference announcing plans to reopen the building’s art studios, the new owner asked local artists to get involved in planning the renovation

June 3, 2025

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Ben Berke