Former U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha announced Tuesday his Democrat campaign to become Rhode Island’s next attorney general, vowing to focus in part on…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Of Raimondo, Immigrants And Road Signs
Political scientists recall a time when elected officials campaigned for office, then laid off the political pitches while they governed. RIPR Political…
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This I Believe New England: Reflections on Race.
Race in America. What a complicated issue. As a nation, we’ve wrestled with the complex legacy of our treatment of Native Americans, the painful history…
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Raimondo Unveils Help For ‘Dreamers’ In Rhode Island
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced Monday new efforts to aid some of the estimated 1,200 “Dreamers” in the Ocean State who could face…
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After Years Of Security, DACA Recipients Face The Burden Of Uncertainty
It’s been a difficult week for people under DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program protecting thousands of undocumented young…
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Young DACA Recipients Have Few Paths To Citizenship
The end of the immigration policy known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA could leave thousands of undocumented young people without…
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Trump’s Decision To End DACA Leaves Thousands Of Mass. Young People In Limbo
The future for thousands of young people in Massachusetts is unclear after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that the Trump…
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Colleges Reach Out To DACA Students As Trump Administration Ends Immigration Protections
The announcement that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, will be phased out came the same day that many colleges and universities began a…
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RIPR in the Classroom: How They Lived 326 Years Ago
Listenwise helps teachers use stories from RIPR in their classrooms. To find more public radio stories and lessons for your middle and high school ELA,…