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Invenergy Officially Bids To Buy Water From Woonsocket
Woonsocket officials say they will carefully consider a proposal from a power plant company to buy water from municipal supplies. The city will also…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: RIP RI 2016, The Lives We Lost
As a New Year dawns, RIPR political analyst summons the spirit of Scottish poet Robert Burns, author of Auld Lang Syne, to recall some prominent Rhode…
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Complaints About Toxins, Shoddy Construction Trail New England Developer
For one of New England’s biggest developers, Brady Sullivan Properties, there’s been a lot of bad news over the past year. State and federal…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and best wishes to all for the holidays. Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments…
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Top 10 Stories of 2016
We’re counting down the top 10 Rhode Island new stories of 2016. 1. In the 2016 presidential sweepstakes, Rhode Island voters went with the outsiders…
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Attorneys Say Slow, But Steady Progress On Case Involving Metal Scrap Recycler
It’s been nearly two years since the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Attorney General filed a lawsuit against a metal…
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Scott MacKay’s Favorite Books of 2016
In no particular order, the best of what I read in 2016 and some titles I’m looking forward to in the new year. These thoughts are particularly my own…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
The ice box of winter is here, and the holidays aren’t far behind. Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are…
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Future Of Connecticut’s Clean Energy Program Is In Question
Connecticut is home to several fuel cell manufacturers whose products are competitive on the global market. But state officials still overlooked fuel…