Last week’s vote fell one vote short of the supermajority needed to override Mayor Brett Smiley’s veto.
All but two PPSD high schools select students using a lottery system.
The proposal comes as the U.S. Senate weighs the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act.
In 2025, 55% of RISD students reported feeling high stress, and 36% reported being diagnosed with depression.
Donations will benefit over 700 Rhode Island nonprofits.
The 704-megawatt offshore wind farm comes amid rising oil and gas costs tied to the ongoing war in Iran.
A 2025 bill already outlawed the manufacture, sale and purchase of certain semiautomatic guns.
The package comes just over two months after the City Council proposed a rent stabilization ordinance, which Smiley promised to veto.
Several of the 17 proposed bills would help establish a medical school at URI.
Last week, students across the country received admissions decisions from Brown. And just outside the Van Wickle gates, thousands of Providence Public School District students were also hearing from their dream schools.
The program is funded by a $7.4 million investment from private companies and the EPA.
The ACLU of R.I. has raised concerns about the new policy.
The rally drew over 35,000 protestors, organizers said.
Each year, the chapter sells hundreds of thousands of boxes of cookies.
Prices have increased 27% since the war started Feb. 28, potentially spelling trouble for the economy.
The state department of transportation has received 414 pothole reports this year.
The New England Aquarium conducts surveys in the area.
The Ghanaian men’s soccer team will train at Bryant University for their matches this summer.
The bill was introduced at the Rhode Island State House this month.
The blizzard caused RIBC to lose nearly 1,500 blood products.
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