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Craven resigns as R.I. House Judiciary chair, after scrutiny of past domestic violence incidents - The Boston Globe He said he will remain in his House seat representing North Kingstown until the end of his term, and would not seek re-election.

R.I. House Judiciary chair resigns after scrutiny of past domestic violence incidents, reports @stephmachado.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/06/m...

Consultants recommend creating a medical school at URI to address primary-care physician shortage - The Boston Globe “Rhode Island is facing an acute shortage of physicians, particularly in primary care, as the state grapples with one of the lowest physician-to-population ratios in New England,” the Tripp Umbach rep...

Consultant’s report recommends creating medical school at
@universityofri.bsky.social. “RI is facing an acute shortage of physicians, particularly in primary care, as the state grapples with one of the lowest physician-to-population ratios in New England.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/06/m...

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.

R.I. Attorney General Neronha says he won’t run for governor - The Boston Globe The Democrat announced he will “step away from politics at the end of my second term next year” rather than joining a primary against Governor McKee and Helena Buonanno Foulkes.

R.I. Attorney General @peterneronha.bsky.social says he won’t run for governor. The Democrat announced he will “step away from politics at the end of my second term next year” rather than joining a primary against Governor Dan McKee and Helena Buonanno Foulkes
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Brown, MIT, Dartmouth and other elite colleges face fresh demands from Trump administration with new compact - The Boston Globe “Institutions of higher education are free to develop models and values other than those below, if the institution elects to forego federal benefits,” the compact read

NEW: The Trump administration asked nine top-tier universities to sign a “compact” pledging to uphold Trump’s political priorities in order to receive priority for federal funding.

How is it different compared to Brown’s agreement with Trump? 👇
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Craven drops out of R.I. attorney general race amid scrutiny of domestic violence incidents - The Boston Globe The North Kingstown Democrat ended his campaign four days after he announced his candidacy.

Craven drops out of R.I. attorney general race amid scrutiny of domestic violence incidents. The North Kingstown Democrat ended his campaign four days after he announced his candidacy
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CHICAGO — “We’re being invaded by our own military.” abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

Jane Goodall’s Thoughts for a Reporter: ‘Hope Isn’t Just Wishful Thinking’

Jane Goodall’s Thoughts for a Reporter: ‘Hope Isn’t Just Wishful Thinking’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/c...

R.I. judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to cut $233m in grants to ‘sanctuary’ states - The Boston Globe “Federal emergency funding cannot be held hostage from states who are rightfully resisting the President’s unlawful attempts to force them to do his bidding,” Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Ne...

R.I. judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to cut $233m in emergency grants to ‘sanctuary’ states www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/01/m...

Not a drag queen. Not a trans person.

R.I. neo-Nazi member pleads no contest to child porn charge, must register as sex offender - The Boston Globe Stephen Farrea is affiliated with the Nationalist Social Club-131, which demonstrates against drag queen story hours for children.

R.I. neo-Nazi member pleads no contest to child porn charge, must register as sex offender www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/01/m...

R.I. judge rejects legal challenge to ‘lifetime contracts’ law - The Boston Globe Municipalities challenged the 2019 law, which provides that key terms of union contracts for teachers and municipal workers remain in effect after a contract expires as the parties negotiate.

R.I. judge rejects legal challenge to ‘lifetime contracts’ law. @riaflcio.bsky.social President @patcrowley401.bsky.social calls it a “a big win for organized labor," while RI League of Cities & Towns exec director Randi Rossi calls it a "disappointing decision."
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R.I. runner misses Boston Marathon qualifying time by 1 heartbreaking second - The Boston Globe “It’s like being off by one number from the Powerball jackpot,” said Christopher Bessin, an East Providence runner known as “Chris B. Peace and Love.”

R.I. runner misses Boston Marathon qualifying time by 1 heartbreaking second. “It’s like being off by one number from the Powerball jackpot,” said Christopher Bessin, an East Providence runner known as “Chris B. Peace and Love”
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At Rhode Map Live, @timwhiteri.bsky.social discusses his concerns about journalistic credibility on social media and battling misinformation.

Brown University Health to absorb major physician group - The Boston Globe The deal will put more than 1,500 doctors under a single corporate owner, and conditions imposed by the state’s attorney general are intended to address the primary care crisis in R.I.

NEW: @peterneronha.bsky.social announced today he will suspend a year-long antitrust probe, clearing the way for Brown U Health to take over one of the state’s largest physician groups, in a deal that will put +1,500 doctors under a single corporate owner. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/30/m...

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

Foulkes leads McKee, 35% to 19%, in UNH poll of R.I. governor’s race - The Boston Globe The “Ocean State Poll” found 24 percent approve of R.I. Governor Dan McKee’s job performance while 71 percent disapprove, with many citing his “handling of transportation/infrastructure.”

@helenabfoulkes.bsky.social leads @govdanmckee.bsky.social, 35% to 19%, in UNH poll of RI governor's race. “Ocean State Poll” found 24% approve of McKee’s job performance while 71% disapprove, with many citing his “handling of transportation/infrastructure.”
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McKee denies ‘hiding’ audit of R.I.’s Washington Bridge. Legislative leaders consider putting officials under oath. - The Boston Globe Speaker Shekarchi and Senate President Lawson said they were “deeply troubled by the findings” in the audit.

NEW: "Nobody was hiding the report," Gov. Dan McKee says amid firestorm surrounding audit of the Washington Bridge, kept from public view for a year and a half

House and Senate leaders say they may haul in DOT Director Alviti to testify under oath
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Baaad boy: R.I. police searching for defiant goat - The Boston Globe “This wasn’t in the police academy,” said Glocester Chief Joseph DelPrete. “I wouldn’t want to confront a goat. I wouldn’t know what to do.”

Baaad boy — Rhode Island police losing battle with defiant goat www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/29/m...

The race to be Rhode Island’s next attorney general is on - The Boston Globe Representative Robert Craven announced Monday, and Keith Hoffmann and Representative Jason Knight are poised to join the race to replace Attorney General Peter Neronha.

The race to be Rhode Island’s next attorney general is on
Representative Robert Craven announced Monday, and Keith Hoffmann and Representative Jason Knight are poised to join the race to replace Attorney General Peter Neronha
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Five questions with candidates for the East Side’s Providence council seat - The Boston Globe A competitive primary is underway between four Democrats, while a last-minute entry from a Republican will prompt a general election.

NEW: Should Providence regulate rent prices? Should Brown be paying more to the city? Who do you support for mayor in 2026?

I asked the candidates for Providence's Ward 2 special election five questions. Here's what they said: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/29/m...

Sewing machines, snowshoes, toys, and tools: If you need it, you can probably find it at a library of things - The Boston Globe Librarians have developed their collections to include all sorts of items, from expensive tools to toys, making them available for patrons to borrow for free instead of buying for themselves.

I love libraries and stories about libraries. This one by my colleague @amandamilkovits.bsky.social about how post-Covid, libraries have become more than just a place to borrow books is a gem.

In R.I., a former hotel near the airport is transformed into 190 ‘middle-income’ apartments - The Boston Globe Once a Sheraton, The Presley Apartments in Warwick offer studio and one-bedroom units.

A former Sheraton hotel in Warwick, R.I., got a new lease – or leases – on life as local and state leaders cheered the transformation of the one-time tourist lodging at 1850 Post Road into a 190-unit apartment complex.

Trump targets faux criminals; Steward chief still unscathed - The Boston Globe Justice Department can’t tell the good guys from the bad.

The DOJ has begun to work on Trump’s enemies list, starting with Comey. But when it comes to actual bad actors—like Ralph de la Torre, who drove a hospital chain into bankruptcy, endangering lives, Pam Bondi can’t seem to find the time. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/26/o... @globeopinion.bsky.social

In October 2007. when the New York Post reported that Epstein was preparing a guilty plea, one of his many friends at Harvard University got in touch. I read the newspapers early this morning,' the neurologist Mark Tramo wrote to one of Epstein's assistants. "Please remind him that bovs from The Bronx (even if they end up at Harvard) have long memories, know all about cops, and stay true to their friends through thick and thin (no less peccadilloes). Tramo, who is currently listed as an adjunct professor at University of California at Los Angeles, didn't respond to multiple messages seeking comment

🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW report based on the 18K emails @business obtained from Jeffrey Epstein's personal Yahoo account: new details about the academics, attorneys and media specialists who helped him—in different ways and to varying degrees

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R.I. judge rules Trump administration can’t tie disaster relief funding to immigration enforcement - The Boston Globe A coalition of 20 states sued FEMA and the US Department of Homeland Security in May. In a blistering 45-page decision, US District Court Judge William E. Smith blasted the federal government’s “under...

Judge Smith: “States rely on these grants for billions in disaster relief & public safety funds that cannot be replaced by state revenues. Denying such funding if states refuse to comply with vague immigration requirements leaves them with no meaningful choice.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/24/m...

R.I.’s first life science incubator to open in early 2026, with five inaugural companies - The Boston Globe “Cambridge is not all it’s cracked up to be,” said Frank Menniti, of incoming lab member MindImmune Therapeutics. “This seems like a much better place to be able to thrive…The quality of the science, ...

Even before scientists start putting their work under microscopes, Ocean State Labs, RI’s first life science incubator, came into focus on Wednesday as lab leaders and state officials unveiled five inaugural companies who will begin work there early next year.
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As Texas flooded, key staff say FEMA’s leader could not be reached The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting administrator, David Richardson, is often inaccessible, several current and former officials say, raising concerns within the agency.

Exclusive: FEMA’s acting administrator, David Richardson, is often inaccessible, several current and former officials say, raising concerns within the agency.

In the early aftermath of the Texas floods, key staff members could not reach the top official.

Rhode Island is the only state that gives all state judges lifetime appointments without mandatory retirement or retention. Some of these people will be on the bench for 30+ years.

R.I. congressmen object to renaming Workforce Pell Grants for Trump - The Boston Globe “To attempt to erase Senator Pell’s name from a program that has uplifted generations and replace it with a president whose record on education is defined by cuts and dismantlement is a profound insul...

RI congressmen @amo.house.gov and @magaziner.house.gov object to renaming Workforce Pell Grants for Trump.
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