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Sen. David Tikoian selected to be next Rhode Island Senate majority whip 0 Emile Jan 3 Jan 3 0 386
Rhode Island saw highest voter turnout in Nov. 5 election since 2008 0 RandySF Nov 25 Nov 25 2 405
Democrat prevails in comeback win for third Barrington Town Council seat 0 RandySF Nov 16 Nov 16 1 437
Recounts confirm winners in three close state legislative races 0 RandySF Nov 15 Nov 15 4 413
Elections board to consider recount requests in 3 state legislative races 0 RandySF Nov 13 Nov 13 1 330
R.I. voters again rejected a constitutional convention question. Time to get rid of it? 0 RandySF Nov 7 Nov 7 0 375
Common Cause seeking volunteers for Election Day 0 RandySF Oct 30 Oct 30 1 267
Deadline to request a mail ballot is 4 p.m. Tuesday 0 RandySF Oct 14 Oct 14 1 301
Warwick mayoral candidates debate T.F. Green, lawn mowing and chickens 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 426
Woonsocket mayoral candidates spar over former city leader Lisa Baldelli-Hunt in WPRI debate 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 406
Breaking down the ballot: Should Rhode Island hold a constitutional convention? 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 370
RI Board of Elections practicing election safety 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 314
RI Ballot Question 3: What to know about the $120 million housing bond 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 1026
Watchdog group alleges Pawtucket violated rights of Spanish-speaking voters during primary election 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 307
Question 4 supporters call for approval of reworked green bond to support environment in RI 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 3018
Falling 68 votes shy, Democratic candidate for Senate District 17 asks for recount 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 683
R.I. GOP seeks volunteers for its own 'election integrity office' 1 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 336
Central Falls ballot question approved for school construction bond 0 RandySF Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 362
George Washington's famous August, 1790 letter to the Jews of Newport, RI 3 elleng Nov 2023 Jul 2024 5 3466
RI House passes gun limits: Ban on large-capacity magazines, minimum age 21 to purchase 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 Mar 2024 6 5929
Students display 'anti-tolerance' flags after Ponaganset High's Pride Month celebration 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 Oct 2023 0 5480
Early voting is happening! 0 JudyM Oct 2022 Oct 2022 6 1371
Anyone else thinking that Fung is putting out better quality ads? 0 JudyM Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 8538
Rhode Island students sued for the right to civics lessons. Now they will ensure others benefit 4 cbabe Aug 2022 Oct 2022 11 9484
Rhode Islanders who help someone from out of state get an abortion are now protected 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 2407
Rhode Island passes bill requiring teaching of AAPI culture 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1951
R.I. Senate passes gun bills amid dramatic debates, protests 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 5756
Governor McKee announces "Landlord Challenge" to pay landlords to rent to formerly homeless 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 5982
RI hasn't submitted plan to address Eleanor Slater Hospital deficiencies 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 2832
Part-time employee volunteers to pay elderly woman's $198 grocery bill 2 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 18 5815

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Rhythm & Roots Festival comes to an end. UPDATE: REVIVED AND REINSTATED! 0 Totally Tunsie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 5286
Cranston dentist who defied RI COVID vaccine mandate sues for right to see patients again 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 6233
McKee has narrow Q4 fundraising lead in RI race for governor 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1810
Touro Synagogue's future uncertain, as long-time Newport congregation faces eviction 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 2113
Environmental groups wanted to remove a dam in R.I. They hit a wall of opposition. 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 4881
Blizzard Updates: McKee declares emergency, orders travel ban 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 3972
URI trustees vote unanimously to revoke honorary degrees to Michael Flynn, Rudy Giuliani 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 5166
Nick Alahverdian, suspected of faking his death, found in Scotland, say police 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 4879
Cutting-edge 'seagliders' will be built in Rhode Island 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 10 2441
R.I. National Guard deployed to psychiatric hospital in Providence 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 4748
Greenleaf bosses fold, meet union demands in Portsmouth 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 4741
R.I. representative slammed for tweeting she lost 'a black friend' to critical race theory 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 5049
Helena Foulkes, Rhode Island candidate for governor's earnings topped $9.6 million in 2020 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2013
McKee gives RI's hospitals protection from lawsuits during pandemic 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2804
Rhode Island failed to use more than $1 billion for affordable housing, state senator says 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 4728
A former Providence public school principal was caught working in a Washington, D.C. school at the 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 5225
Here's what we know about the plan to fix Eleanor Slater Hospital 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 1965
Biden administration approves construction of major wind farm for Rhode Island 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 4990
Governor McKee pledges $5M to shelter the homeless this winter 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 2043
Nurses union: Hiring replacements 'a slap in the face' to state-employed nurses 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 2534
Homeless in RI: If we leave 600 people out there, people will die... 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 4783
RI State Police seek documents on schools contract held by McKee-linked firm 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 2154
Another RI Political Co-op candidate drops out amid scrutiny of social media posts 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 3786
RI Redistricting Commission can consider Environmental Justice neighborhoods as 'Communities of 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 3452
Two men fined over Coast Guard search 4 left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 2362
Famous Rhode Island Foods 23 elleng Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 4448
near the Roger Williams National Memorial 0 elleng Sep 2021 Sep 2021 3 3497
Rhode Island House to study public access to the coastline 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Sep 2021 2 2289
McKee calls for 'immediate' legislative session; Assembly leaders say no need 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 3786
BLM RI PAC rallies against LEOBoR in the wake of police videos showing violent arrests 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 3449

Rhode Island Continued...

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RI Black Business Association issues state a failing grade after Disparity Report release 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 2353
ACLU files First Amendment lawsuit against Woonsocket mayor 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 2642
Restaurants shell out more for clams, and some are taking them off the menu 2 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 4426
New Law Requires Civics Proficiency In Rhode Island High Schools. 19 elleng Jul 2021 Jul 2021 32 4693
Mail order wine lawsuit will not be bottled up 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 2703
McKee vetoes auto body shop 'markup' legislation 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 3409
A user's guide to Rhode Island government. 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1815
Residents of condemned apartment complex will not be homeless 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 3629
Some Rhode Island Beaches not named Bailey's. 2 Tomconroy Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 2452
Follow-up: Rhode Island doctor willfully exposed staff to COVID, federal agency finds 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 5 4257
Lawsuit sheds light on deliberate neglect of 'decrepit' state hospital buildings 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1806
How an exclusive Rhode Island beach club became embroiled in a political controversy 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 3810
Rhode Island elected leaders favor AG's package of gun safety legislation 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 2321
Governor McKee believes student resource officers are needed - Students disagree 2 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 0 4083
R.I. activists push for racial justice, police accountability on the anniversary of George Floyd's 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 3830
Why raising taxes on wealthiest 1% is a long-term investment in Rhode Island 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 2 3312
Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea announces run for RI Governor 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 0 1835
After a long battle, the Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Care Act becomes law 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 3308
Providence Place mall owner seeks mortgage relief after COVID struggle 2 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 2822
About 20 hospitalized after Pawtucket chemical spill 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 2252
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