Students at Rhode Island College reacted to Governor Gina Raimondo’s free tuition plan this week. The governor’s higher education proposal would cover…
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Republicans Gain Power In DC, But Feel Frozen Out On Campus
Next week, Republicans will have a firm grip on power in Washington. But on traditionally liberal college campuses in New England, Republican students…
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Providence School District Warns Students Against Inauguration Day Walkout
Providence Public Schools Superintendent Christopher Maher has informed parents he does not support plans for a student walkout in protest of President…
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Fung Cites Concerns On Raimondo’s Free Tuition Plan
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, Governor Gina Raimondo’s Republican rival from 2014, expressed concern Wednesday about the governor’s proposal to give Rhode…
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RI Students Use MLK Teachings To Prepare For Women’s March On Washington
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, young people from Central Falls spent their afternoon learning King’s principles of nonviolence. The group is heading to…
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Raimondo Unveils Free Tuition Plan For URI, RIC, CCRI
Governor Gina Raimondo is poised Monday to announce a major education initiative that would make the first two years of public higher education tuition…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
New lawmakers are settling in, and Governor Raimondo is getting ready to unveil her latest budget. So the political year is starting in earnest, paving…
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The Bottom Line: Brown’s Push For Entrepreneurship
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio’s Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment, The Bottom Line. This week’s…
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WUMD To Move On-Line As UMass Dartmouth Sells Signal To RIPR
Rhode Island Public Radio has made a $1.5 million deal to acquire the radio station at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. The purchase will…
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RI Public Radio Acquiring UMass-Dartmouth Radio Station
Rhode Island Public Radio has inked a deal to acquire the radio station of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. The purchase will increase the…