For the past 20 years, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has carried a blank book with him, jotting down inspiring quotations as he hears and reads them, from the tenets of Boy Scout Law to a Ralph Waldo Emerson poem on the Providence War Memorial. When a friend advised him to publish his personal adversaria ...
Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., joined with the Rhode Island Foundation last week for a three-city tour in an effort to raise Rhode Island’s self-esteem as a part of the “It’s All in Our Backyard” campaign. The campaign stems from a partnership between the Foundation and media consulting firms Basics ...
Portsmouth High School revamped its drug policy last month to strengthen consequences for drug use and authorize random breathalyzer tests at extracurricular events. These changes stem from the release of an April report documenting high rates of student substance abuse from the Portsmouth Prevention ...
Newport, R.I., may soon add another city to its list of “sister cities” — a relationship that encourages an economic, cultural and social exchange between similar municipalities — after being approached by a representative for Tamsui, Taiwan. Newport already has six established relationships ...
The State Investment Commission voted unanimously in favor of Rhode Island divesting from its stakes in gun distributors Wednesday. Wellspring Capital Partners IV invests $3.8 million of state money in United Sporting Companies, an organization that distributes firearms, gun accessories and hunting ...
The world premiere of the film “Ocean Frontiers II: A New England Story for Sustaining the Sea” highlighted Rhode Island as a leading example of collaborative marine spatial planning in a public screening at the Providence Public Library Monday night. Public premieres will continue in other states ...
Governor Lincoln Chafee ’75 P’14 P’17 spoke of his gradual transition from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party, his time in office and the importance of young people’s voices in politics to an audience of about 50 students in a lecture co-hosted by the Brown Democrats and Providence ...
Mayor Angel Taveras will formally announce his candidacy for next year’s gubernatorial election at an event Monday, his campaign spokesman Peter Baptista confirmed Thursday night in an email to The Herald. Baptista said the details of the announcement are still being determined and will be announced ...
Seth Magaziner ’06, the 30-year-old son of Clinton administration adviser and Open Curriculum architect Ira Magaziner ’69 P’06 P’07 P’10, announced he will run for Rhode Island General Treasurer next year in a video released Tuesday morning on his website. Gina Raimondo, the current treasurer, ...
When administrators at the Catholic Providence College canceled a lecture by a same-sex marriage advocate last month, students and faculty members unleashed a backlash that led to the university’s amending of its non-discrimination policy to include gender identity and sexual orientation. The debate ...
The number of Rhode Island women in state government positions has more than doubled since the beginning of Gov. Lincoln Chafee’s ’75 P’14 P’17 tenure, he announced Monday at a press conference. The Women’s Fund of Rhode Island, which put the Rhode Island Government Appointments Project in ...
Gov. Lincoln Chafee ’75 P’14 P’17 marked Rhode Island’s divestment from Iran with a ceremonial bill signing at the State House last month. The state’s decision to pull all public investments in companies operating in Iran is intended to increase political pressure on the nation to cease nuclear ...
The chorus of dissenting voices among Rhode Island students, parents and teachers regarding the use of high-stakes testing to evaluate teachers and students has joined a broader national debate over education reform and what many politicans, activists and students call the crisis in American schools. While ...
Though the federal health insurance exchange — a marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act for people to purchase health care insurance — continues to face technical problems, the Rhode Island exchange has overcome some initial glitches, with advocates expressing optimism about its future. The ...
Tammie Paris, a senior at Hope High School, recently took the math section of the New England Common Assessment Program for the second time. Her score last year was low enough that if she did not demonstrate improvement on either this test or a third attempt this spring she would be barred from graduating ...
Though New England Common Assessment Program retesting concludes this week, Rhode Island’s high school seniors may be unable to enjoy their final year until results are released in February. Over the next four months, many teachers will wait anxiously alongside their students as they also experience ...
As some of Rhode Island’s high school seniors embark on the college application process, over 4,000 of their peers are still unsure whether they will graduate from high school this spring. When these students first took the New England Common Assessment Program as juniors, over 40 percent of the ...
General Treasurer Gina Raimando would have a slight lead over Providence Mayor Taveras in a possible Democratic primary for governor, according to a new statewide poll from the Taubman Center for Public Policy. The poll, released yesterday, surveyed public opinions of a random sample of 638 Rhode Island ...
The Rhode Island Republican Party raffled off a Smith & Wesson AR-15, the rifle model used in the Newton, Conn. shootings, at a fundraiser Sunday, a move individuals from both parties called “inappropriate.” The event was held at the South County Rod & Gun Club in West Greenwich and was ...
When Jorge Elorza announced he was stepping down as a judge on the Providence Housing Court, analysts across the city speculated he was planning a run for mayor. The seat will most likely be empty as the incumbent, current Mayor Angel Taveras, is widely expected to run for governor next year rather ...
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