Soup kitchen held in State House Rotunda
Homeless advocates serve lunch at the Rhode Island State House at a new weekly soup kitchen on Thursday, Feb.
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Soup kitchen held in State House Rotunda
State To Help Mayor Taveras Pull Providence Out Of Budget Hole
With Providence on the verge of bankruptcy, Mayor Taveras is now working with Governor Chafee and leaders in the General Assembly on ways the state can help pull the city out of a $30 million budget hole.
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Mollis to help RI residents get voter IDs
A campaign is being launched to help residents comply with a new voter identification law before Rhode Islanders vote in the state’s presidential primary on April 24.
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Doherty holds hometown rally to kick off R.I. congressional campaign
About 200 supporters and volunteers turned out Sunday morning for a campaign rally at the Lusitana Club on behalf of Brendan P. Doherty , the former Rhode Island State Police superintendent who is now a Republican candidate for the 1st Congressional District seat held by Democrat David N. Cicilline.
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Taveras Police Detail Costs Providence $500k
The City of Providence shelled out more than $500,000 for a four-person security detail for Mayor Angel Taveras last year, more than double what the state spends on security for the Governor, according to records obtained by GoLocalProv.
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Taveras Police Detail Costs Providence $500k
Lawmakers Call for More Funding for the Homeless
Rhode Island ‘s homeless represent the diversity of the state they are children and elderly, families and individuals, the working poor.
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Lawmakers Call for More Funding for the Homeless
RI gov seeks $400K more for Central Falls receiver
The cost of the state-appointed receiver and legal fees related to bankruptcy proceedings in the Rhode Island city of Central Falls is nearly $400,000 more this fiscal year than budgeted, and the total …
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Rhode Island School of Design Partners with the U.S. Department of State’s Office of ART in Embassies
PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Art in Embassies: Morocco, a studio course at Rhode Island School of Design, is the first phase of a multiyear partnership between RISD and the U.S. Department of State’s Office of ART in Embassies.
5 Ways Governor Garrahy Changed RI
Well-liked former Governor J. Joseph Garrahy, who worked his way from the State Senate into a four-term tenure as Governor, died Tuesday at the age of 81.
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5 Ways Governor Garrahy Changed RI
Rhode Island gas prices up 2 cents
They dominated Saturday afternoons. Battled for national championships. Became the most revered men in their state.
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Rhode Island gas prices up 2 cents
