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Rhode Island Airport Corporation CEO Iftikhar Ahmad speaks at a March 2023 press conference for the opening of Breeze Airway’s new base of operations at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport.

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Transportation

Pay Raise and Bonus for T.F. Green CEO Cleared For Takeoff

September 17, 2025

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Christopher Shea

Gov. Dan McKee speaks during a Aug. 25, 2025, press conference at Quonset Point in North Kingstown, demanding the Trump administration reverse the Revolution Wind stop work order.

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Climate + Environment

The Feds Had Questions. Court Filings Claim Revolution Wind Developers Didn’t Answer Them

2023 final approval wasn’t actually final without plans on national security, fisheries, according to affidavit

September 17, 2025

Helena Foulkes at the Ocean State Media studio talking with Ian Donnis.

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Elections

Helena Foulkes on Why She’s Making a Second Bid to Become Rhode Island’s Governor

The former CVS executive goes one-on-one with political reporter Ian Donnis

September 17, 2025

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Ian Donnis

Christine Kelley, a New Bedford resident and member of the advocacy group South Coast Neighbors United, said she was ‘ecstatic’ with the final decision.

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Climate + Environment

New Bedford Board of Health Votes to Deny Approval of Controversial Trash Transfer Facility

After months of hearings and deliberation, the New Bedford Board of Health voted against granting South Coast Renewables permission for the project

September 17, 2025

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Paul C. Kelly Campos

A Providence Public School District building.

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Community & Education

DOJ Sues Providence Public Schools Over Loan Forgiveness For ‘Educators of Color’

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division argued in court filings that excluding white teachers from the loan-forgiveness program violated anti-discrimination laws

September 16, 2025

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Jeremy Bernfeld

University of Rhode Island junior Hamzeh Tanbakji, was among STEM students impacted by a National Institute of Health grant’s quick cessation in March. ‘It played a big role in my college experience, my research experience, my academics, finances, everything,’ he said.

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Community & Education

On-, Off-, On-Again URI Program for Diverse STEM Scholars Braces for October Uncertainty

Roller coaster may continue for NIH-funded program that supports students in the biomedicine or engineering fields

September 16, 2025

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Alexander Castro

FILE: A RIPTA bus waits at the Kennedy Plaza bus hub in Providence on Feb. 13, 2025.

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Transportation

RIPTA Gets Over $500K From McKee for Programs to Meet Climate Goals

The $510,000 package will fund on-demand transit in five communities, expand commuter vanpool subsidies, and offer free bus passes to visitors, as part of Rhode Island’s climate strategy

September 16, 2025

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Christopher Shea

Cold War Choir practice captures the spirit of 1987 America with the fear of global nuclear war set against neon-colored Reagan-era optimism.

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Arts + Entertainment

Fear of Nuclear War Plus Reagan-Era Optimism? It’s ‘Cold War Choir Practice’ at Trinity Rep

Trinity Rep presents the world premiere of a new play by Brown MFA playwright Ro Reddick, directed by Aileen Wen McGroddy

September 16, 2025

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James Baumgartner

Members of the Coastal Resources Management Council listen to public comments about beach access at Westerly Town Hall, Monday Sept 15, 2025.

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Community

Rhode Island Constitution’s ‘Shore Privileges’ at Center of Quonochontaug Beach Access Fight

At a packed Westerly hearing, residents, activists, and property owners clashed over whether a historic right-of-way guarantees public access to a pristine stretch of coastline long treated as private

September 16, 2025

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David Wright

From top left: Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, former CVS executive Helena Buonanno Foulkes, Gov. Dan McKee and House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi were put on a hypothetical 2026 Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot in a new URI poll.

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Elections

McKee and Foulkes Are Both In It to Win It. URI Poll Finds Voters Unsure Who to Back

McKee leads slightly over Democratic rivals in 2026 governor’s race but still dogged by low approval ratings

September 16, 2025

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Nancy Lavin