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How much more? Report suggests more work to be done to redo Rhode Island’s school funding formula.
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (1312+ words) Freshly crunched numbers for a proposed overhaul of how Rhode Island calculates the bulk of the state's share of local school funding would increase annual state education formula aid by an additional $525 million over this year — a number which does…...
Providence Water marks 100 years of operations
1+ week, 6+ day ago (34+ words) Today, the system supplies approximately 60 million gallons of clean water daily to 600K Rhode Island residents. Today, the system supplies approximately 60 million gallons of clean water daily to 600K Rhode Island residents....
What Brett Smiley told Mark Patinkin after Providence mayor race loss
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (96+ words) Earlier than he hoped, Mayor Brett Smiley’s journey of serving Providence, the city he loves, is ending, and so I sat down with him. The mayor is not an overtly emotional man, but there in his office,... What Brett Smiley…...
RI gun owners renew push to overturn magazine ban
2+ week, 6+ day ago (422+ words) The Big Bear Hunting and Fishing store in Glocester and other gun owners are once again challenging the high-capacity firearm ban, arguing it represents an unconstitutional block on the possession of magazines owned by millions of Americans, including many Rhode…...
Providence's next mayor inherits a high-stakes Flock decision
2+ week, 6+ day ago (334+ words) Providence's contract with Flock Safety expires next spring, not this fall as the city previously said, giving the next mayor freedom to eliminate the license-plate reading system in 2027. Over the summer as national opposition to Flock systems surged and other…...
How Morales took Mamdani's playbook and made it work in Providence
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (71+ words) Unlike New York, Providence has no rent controls, so literally freezing the rent wasn't feasible, but limiting increases had been a priority for years... How Morales took Mamdani's playbook and made it work in Providence A two-week trip to Providence…...
A tale of two notices: Rhode Island redesigns public benefit letters to make decisions clearer
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (553+ words) Each month, approximately 60,000 benefits decision notices travel through Rhode Island's mail. When the notices land in residents' mailboxes, they tell people when their Medicaid coverage and other public benefits have been approved, denied, or changed. This month, the state gave…...
RI electric bills to see big changes. Here's how to decode each charge.
3+ week, 4+ day ago (814+ words) It's been a mind-boggling few months for electric consumers in Rhode Island with the implementation of higher delivery rates, the expected approval of increased energy charges, and plans for two different sets of credits that are aimed at easing the…...
A Rhode Island website was once an influential progressive blog. AI avatars now write most of its stories.
3+ week, 5+ day ago (798+ words) For years, the politically progressive Rhode Island news site Uprise RI quoted State Representative David Morales in its coverage of local law enforcement, transit, and legislative action. Morales said he hadn’t closely followed the changes at Uprise RI, but said…...
How Rhode Island social workers help police change outcomes fast
4+ week, 21+ hour ago (1127+ words) Two social service professionals, familiar with providing the right supports to freshly traumatized children and families, texted each other as they geared up to respond to the mass shooting at Brown University. "I wanted her to tell me it wasn't…...