Breaking down the ballot: Should Rhode Islanders support capital improvements at URI and RIC?
On Nov. 5, Rhode Island voters will have the opportunity to weigh in on five statewide ballot questions. In the weeks leading up to Election Day, we’ll be covering each of those questions in-depth. Today, we focus on question two, which asks voters to approve a $160.5 million bond that would go towards capital improvements at two of the state’s higher education facilities.
TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Oct. 11, 2024
Cranston debate, AG ratings, and the elite in Newport.
Local playwright explores Jewish experience after Oct. 7 attacks in ‘Picking Up Stones’
Playwright and former Chariho High School English teacher Sandy Laub reflects on the year since the attacks on Israel.
Farewell to a Red Sox Legend: Luis Tiant
The star pitcher for the 1970s Red Sox was known for his unorthodox windup, his cigars and his charisma.
In R.I., a spike in opioid overdose deaths among older adults
Seniors are especially at risk for fatal opioid overdoses.
Brown votes against divestment from companies with ties to Israel
A university committee found that the school had no direct investments in the companies identified by pro-Palestinian student activists.
Fall River mayor switches police chiefs under pressure from unions
After Fall River’s police unions announced votes of ‘no confidence’ in former chief Paul Gauvin, the mayor quickly arranged for a replacement in Kelly Furtado. Furtado is the first woman in Fall River’s history to serve as police chief.
Cranston mayoral candidates spar over city finances in testy debate
Republican incumbent Ken Hopkins and Democratic challenger Robert Ferri sparred over the city’s finances, housing, and accusations of corruption at a debate Monday night presented by the Cranston Herald, The Public’s Radio and Rhode Island PBS.
How one Providence rabbi is supporting students as they ‘understand the meaning of October 7th’
Rabbi Josh Bolton, executive director of Brown RISD Hillel, said the students he works with process the events in different ways.
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