It’s a hot day in Brownsville, Texas. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine sits shotgun in a silver Mercedes SUV, talking to her driver, a Brownsville…
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Science of Family Separation and Trauma Suggests Long-Term Damage
A Harvard brain scientist who studies trauma in children is warning of lasting damage to the young migrants who’ve been separated from their parents at…
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TGIF: 11 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
What appears to be the last week of the General Assembly is coming in for landing. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual your tips…
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Political Roundtable: Rep. Chippendale On The PawSox, Immigration And Donald Trump
The future of the Pawtucket Red Sox stadium, and President Donald Trump’s shifting policies on immigration. That’s all part of the conversation this…
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RI Congressional Delegation Voices Concerns After Trump Executive Order
Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation is responding to President Donald Trump’s decision to walk back a policy which separates families crossing…
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President Donald Trump Revokes National Ocean Policy
President Donald Trump has revoked a national policy that promotes ocean health.
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Bristol County Sheriff Accused In Lawsuit Of Illegally Imprisoning Immigrant
A new civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday in Boston’s federal court says Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson detained an immigrant based solely on the…
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With DACA Still Up In The Air, Recipients Can Keep Working And Driving In RI
DACA recipients living in Rhode Island now have the guaranteed right to drive and work. Governor Gina Raimondo is set to signed new protections into law…
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TGIF: 17 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
The Rhode Island House budget vote is monkeying with our column-writing schedule, so this week’s TGIF is a bit abbreviated. But we’re still checking the…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Should RI Adopt Ranked Choice Voting?
Rhode Island’s last two governors – Lincoln Chafee and Gina Raimondo – were elected with far less than 50 percent of the vote. RIPR political analyst…