The debate about the lease or sale of Providence’s water supply is heating up, with significant potential consequences for Rhode Island’s capital city…
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Remembering Clare Russell Gregorian, Community And Public Radio Advocate
Clare Russell Gregorian, a pivotal force in the establishment of Rhode Island Public Radio, wife of former Brown University President Vartan Gregorian…
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Scott MacKay Remembers Vermont’s Phil Hoff
Philip Henderson Hoff, the New Frontiersman whose three terms as Vermont ‘s first modern Democratic governor in the 1960s laid the foundation for…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Just another ho-hum week in Rhode Island politics, right? The news emerged fast and furious Wednesday, in a likely harbinger of a lot more drama in the…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: The New RI 2018 Political Landscape
Last week’s Rhode Island political developments among both Democrats and Republicans shook up the 2018 political campaigns. RIPR political analyst Scott…
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Possibly: The Future Of Food (Pilot Episode)
This is Possibly , a new partnership between Rhode Island Public Radio and Brown University. You’ve heard it all before: humans are destroying the…
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Matt Brown Enters RI Gubernatorial Race As A Democrat
Matt Brown has decided to run for governor in Rhode Island as a Democrat. Brown, who served as the state’s Democratic secretary of state for one term…
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Lincoln Chafee 90% Decided On Democratic Primary Run Against Sheldon Whitehouse
Former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee said he’s highly likely to make a Democratic primary challenge to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse this year. “I’m 90 percent…
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Avedisian To Leave As Warwick Mayor, Take Over RIPTA
Warwick Republican Mayor Scott Avedisian, the longest-serving mayor in the city’s history, will leave his post to become director of the Rhode Island…
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URI Leads Effort To Reform Commercial Fisheries in the Philippines
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island are leading a new project in the Philippines to increase the number of fish in their waters.