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Senate approves bill seeking class size limit for K-2 students

By Kevin G. Andrade - March 20, 2023

Awash in federal money, state lawmakers tackle worsening youth mental health

By Christine Vestal - March 19, 2023

Regulators end week like they started — tamping down fears, rescuing a bank

By Casey Quinlan - March 18, 2023

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Households struggle as legislation for utility rate relief stalls

BY Nancy Lavin - March 20, 2023

Shekarchi says he will not run for Cicilline’s soon-to-open seat

BY Nancy Lavin - March 17, 2023

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CCRI President Meghan Hughes announces plan to step down

BY Kevin G. Andrade - March 17, 2023

Cross contamination reported at state drug lab

BY Christopher Shea - March 17, 2023

Limits on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland gain support in Congress, despite skepticism

BY Adam Goldstein - March 17, 2023

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No competition: State bid for more offshore wind gets one response

BY Nancy Lavin - March 17, 2023

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Why it’s hard for the US to cut or even control Medicare spending

BY Dennis W. Jansen and Andrew Rettenmaier - March 17, 2023

Little rocks, big news: We have liftoff!

BY Janine L. Weisman - March 15, 2023

R.I. loses its size distinction if D.C. becomes a state. Here’s what we could gain.

BY Ruth S. Taylor - March 15, 2023

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$3.7M in federal home-heating funding coming to Ocean State

BY Nancy Lavin - March 16, 2023

Governor appoints new chair to Council on Behavioral Health

BY Kevin G. Andrade - March 16, 2023

NOAA to open $150M marine research base in Newport

BY Nancy Lavin - March 16, 2023

Orsted A/S and Eversource Energy submit joint wind farm proposal

BY Nancy Lavin - March 16, 2023

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Carson: Short-term rental regulations aim to “maintain the integrity of our neighborhoods”

By Kevin G. Andrade - March 17, 2023

Sobering housing report outlines challenges for R.I. renters with extremely low incomes

By Kevin G. Andrade - March 17, 2023

Another one rides the bus: Commuter transit returning to Foster

By Christopher Shea - March 17, 2023

Pentagon to halt use of firefighting foam that contains PFAS as cleanup costs mount

By Ashley Murray and Jennifer Shutt - March 17, 2023

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How the judge who could ban the abortion pill won confirmation in the U.S. Senate

By Jennifer Shutt - March 16, 2023

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