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Rhode Island Current

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The Rhode Island Current is an independent, nonprofit news outlet covering state government and the impact of public policy decisions in the Ocean State.

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Common Cause RI (@commoncauseri) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Meet the panelists who, on Feb. 1, will help us and Latino Policy Institute demystify the legislative process in RI!🎉 RSVP now for this FREE session featuring Rep. David Morales, Sen. Tiara Mack, Leanne Barrett of RI KIDS COUNT, and Chris Shea of Rhode Island Current! ➡️act.commoncause.org/events/demysti…

Meet the panelists who, on Feb. 1, will help us and <a href="/thelatinopolicy/">Latino Policy Institute</a> demystify the legislative process in RI!🎉

RSVP now for this FREE session featuring Rep. David Morales, Sen. Tiara Mack, Leanne Barrett of <a href="/RIKidsCount/">RI KIDS COUNT</a>, and Chris Shea of <a href="/RICurrent/">Rhode Island Current</a>! ➡️act.commoncause.org/events/demysti…
Roger Williams Law (@rwulaw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Washington Bridge case lands in court. Contractors argue for swift dismissal. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/01/22/was… #repost #legalopinion #rwulawfaculty #WashingtonBridge via Rhode Island Current Michael J. Yelnosky

RI Emergency Management Agency (@rhodeislandema) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Rhode Island is set to see some snow tomorrow form 7AM to 11AM with rain moving in around 1PM. Accumulation amounts are predicated at 1 to 3 inches of wet snow. Roads will be slick, so plan your morning commute accordingly and drive safely.

Rhode Island is set to see some snow tomorrow form 7AM to 11AM with rain moving in around 1PM. Accumulation amounts are predicated at 1 to 3 inches of wet snow. Roads will be slick, so plan your morning commute accordingly and drive safely.
Rhode Island House of Representatives (@rihouseofreps) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Rhode Island Current: More than a dozen veterans and their family members showed up at a Thursday hearing of the Rhode Island House Committee on Special Legislation to support a bill that would rename the Sakonnet River Bridge after a fallen soldier. Three supporters offered spoken

Common Cause RI (@commoncauseri) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“We just don’t think nonprofits should be able to give gifts to public officials when they’re also simultaneously lobbying them” - Common Cause RI Executive Director John Marion via Rhode Island Current rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/02/11/eth…

Chris Shea (@krish_eh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

15,000 new homes in four years? R.I. housing officials set ambitious target. But roadblocks like high costs and regulatory hurdles remain. New from me for Rhode Island Current: rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/02/13/150…

Brown University School of Public Health (@brown_sph) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What does the proposed NIH cap on indirect grant funding mean for Rhode Island institutions and researchers? And what is the RI congressional delegation doing to prevent the change? Rhode Island Current Rhode Island PBS ripbs.org/politics/rhode…

EconomicProgressRI (@econprogressri) 's Twitter Profile Photo

EPI appreciates Nancy Lavin's fair & objective story in today's Rhode Island Current headlined, "Will rich Rhode Islanders flee because of a millionaires tax? Don't believe it, advocates say." Article link here: rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/03/04/wil…

EPI appreciates <a href="/NancyKLavin/">Nancy Lavin</a>'s fair &amp; objective story in today's <a href="/RICurrent/">Rhode Island Current</a> headlined, "Will rich Rhode Islanders flee because of a millionaires tax? Don't believe it, advocates say."

Article link here: rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/03/04/wil…
Philip "Read My Book" Eil (@phileil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My latest op-ed for Rhode Island Current is about Fabian Schmidt and the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls. Local activists have been calling for the facility to close for years -- and I agree. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/03/19/a-h…

Route Fifty (@routefifty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As March Madness heats up, Rhode Island lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow more sports betting apps to operate within the state. Currently, only one app exists. via Rhode Island Current buff.ly/tconNIk

RI KIDS COUNT (@rikidscount) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are in FULL support of this bill! The student and teacher on R.I. Board of Education can’t vote. This bill would empower them. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/03/26/the… via Alexander Castro Rhode Island Current #edchatRI

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Activist shareholder opts against refiling proposal to study going smoke-free at Bally’s casinos rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/04/01/act…

Chris Shea (@krish_eh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“If something is wrong, it’s up to the church to speak out,” the Pope’s latest pick to lead the Diocese of Providence told reporters Tuesday. “To be human is to be political, right?” rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/04/08/pop…

Route Fifty (@routefifty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As higher education faces potential cuts to federal funding and grants, Rhode Island College just received a prestigious recognition to help boost its cybersecurity program’s access to federal money and support. via Rhode Island Current buff.ly/LREN3vi

Alexander Castro (@ohnocastro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

RIBridges firewall works. But forensic report says hundreds of alarms went unnoticed. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/05/15/rib…

Children’s Friend (@cfri1834) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Check it out! First Connections nurse Elizabeth Garganese has commentary in Rhode Island Current today about how home visiting programs are a lifeline for the health of new moms and their babies. We must pass the RI Home Visiting Act (H6073/S677). rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/05/19/why…

Chris Shea (@krish_eh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A thin-on-details report completes the first phase of an overdue study legislative leaders and the governor want from the agency facing $32.6 million FY2026 deficit rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/05/29/rip…