RI officials to schools: Do not cancel DEI programs in response to Trump orders
The Rhode Island attorney general and education commissioner issued guidance Friday in response to President Trump’s ...
‘Bad episode of the Sopranos’: RI delegation reacts to Trump, Zelenskyy clash
Rhode Island’s congressional delegation expressed universal alarm over President Donald Trump’s treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his brief visit to the Oval ...
‘I will be killed’: After fleeing slavery and mutilation, refugees in R.I. now fear deportation
A woman from Senegal described what’s at stake as the Trump administration targets immigrants for deportation. “We are not ...
‘Conmen Travelers’: British national indicted in construction fraud scheme across New England
A British national from Northern Ireland has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Rhode Island for participating in a ...
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RIDE, AG tell schools to not remove DEI policies as Trump admin threatens cuts
In a joint statement Friday, the Rhode Island Department of Education and the Attorney General’s office advised schools not to get rid of their DEI policies and protections for LGBTQ students.
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Prisoner on the run from Northern Irish jail turns up the USA charged with being part of organised crime gang
A man who is on the run from jail in Northern Ireland has turned up in the USA, where he is accused of being part of an ...
State treasurers urge Stop & Shop to negotiate with Teamsters union in 'good faith'
Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island treasurers urge Stop & Shop to negotiate with Teamsters Local 25 to avoid ...
Judge Bruce Selya dies at age 90
Judge Bruce Selya, a longtime federal judge who came from Rhode Island, passed away at the age of 90.Judge Selya served on ...
Revered RI judge Bruce M. Selya, known for distinctive writing style, dies at 90
Bruce M. Selya, a celebrated judge and the first person of Jewish faith to ascend the federal bench in Rhode Island, has died at 90. Known for his expansive vocabulary and distinctive writing style, ...
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New bill could expand tax exemptions for Providence veterans
The R.I. General Assembly is considering a bill that would allow the Providence City Council to implement higher property tax ...
As Trump pursues his policies, Democratic states block his path
Democratic states have worked for months to craft legal opposition to President Trump’s agenda. Now they’re putting it into ...
Guatemalan national charged with armed home invasion, kidnapping in Mass. arrested in Providence
Federal immigration authorities have arrested a Guatemalan national charged with armed home invasion and kidnapping in ...