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Sen. Pam Lauria, a nurse practitioner for Brown University Health in East Greenwich, is a vocal advocate for stronger state gun safety laws, including an assault weapons ban.

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Politics + Justice

The East Bay senator missed the mark when she took a shot at preserving a controversial assault weapons ban bill. But she hit on something else

August 4, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

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

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Transportation

RIPTA Efficiency Study Indicates Service Cuts Are Inevitable

The report, requested by House Speaker Joe Shekarchi, provides a series of cost-saving recommendations, including fare increases and route reductions.

August 4, 2025

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Joe Tasca

Lincoln Woods in "Rhode Island State Parks"

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Arts + Entertainment

What to Watch: August 2025

Whether it’s national, local, new or an encore, here’s what to watch this August on Rhode Island PBS

August 4, 2025

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Faythann Fallon

Jake Blount performs at Big Nice Studio for Ocean State Sessions, a series of performances on Rhode Island PBS.

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Arts + Entertainment

Ocean State Session: For Jake Blount, Folk Music is Always Evolving

“Growth and innovation is the shape of the tradition that I’m a part of, and it asks that of me constantly”

August 1, 2025

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Mareva Lindo

Logan Tullai will lead a workshop where participants will print images to a seven-foot-tall ribbon of silk.

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Library Spotlight

What’s On In August at the Community Libraries of Providence

We highlight a few of the many events happening across the Community Libraries of Providence – from a bilingual theater workshop to your chance to make a giant cyanotype image from vintage Apollo mission moon photographs. Plus: the Smith Hill block party

August 1, 2025

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Luis Hernandez

An Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian Tiger Mosquito, feeds on human blood. This mosquito is a known West Nile Virus carrier.

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Health

West Nile Virus Detected in Rhode Island for First Time in 2025

Health officials say an East Providence mosquito tested positive for West Nile Virus, urging residents to use repellent and eliminate standing water as mosquito season ramps up.

August 1, 2025

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Alexander Castro

AG Neronha during a news conference in his office earlier this year.

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News + Culture

Financing Deal Clears Path for Centurion to Acquire Roger Williams and Fatima Hospitals

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha says new funding plans aim to resolve a multimillion-dollar gap and secure the future of the long-struggling CharterCARE hospitals

July 31, 2025

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Ian Donnis

A crane ship in Narragansett Bay, supporting construction of offshore wind turbines, is part of what had been a growing sector of Rhode Island’s economy now under threat.

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Climate + Environment

Trump Administration Cancels Plans to Develop New Offshore Wind Projects

July 31, 2025

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Jennifer McDermott

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Economy

CVS Health Hikes 2025 Forecast Again, Boosted by Insurance, Pharmacy Businesses

The Woonsocket-based health care giant reported $98.9 billion in revenue, boosted by higher prescription volume and a 39% jump in health insurance income, sending shares up 8% in premarket trading

July 31, 2025

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Tom Murphy

July 31, 2025