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Thayer redevelopment spurs collaboration

Consultants will submit bids at a Board of Contract and Supply meeting in City Hall this afternoon for a project spearheaded by a committee of College Hill stakeholders to focus on the commercial and residential development of Thayer Street and the surrounding area. A committee headed by the City of ...


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Same-sex marriage passes R.I. House

The Rhode Island House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill last night to legalize same-sex marriage — the first time a branch of the General Assembly has approved such a measure — but the bill’s fate remains to be determined. The bill passed 51-19 — with 14 Democrats joining five ...


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R.I. hit by deadliest flu outbreak in a decade

This year’s flu outbreak has been responsible for more deaths and hospitalizations in Rhode Island than any influenza virus within the past 10 years. Rhode Island recorded 90 cases of the flu during last year’s season but has reported 458 cases as of Jan. 17, said Dara Chadwick, chief officer of ...


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House to vote today on same-sex marriage

The Rhode Island House of Representatives will vote today on a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, marking the first time such a bill has been put to a floor vote in either chamber. Legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in Rhode Island has been introduced unsuccessfully for more than a decade. ...


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Rhode Island minimum wage increases 4.7 percent

Rhode Island’s minimum wage increased from $7.40 to $7.75 Jan. 1, the first time the state has enacted an increase since 2007. Among the 10 states that instituted similar hikes this year, Rhode Island saw the largest increase. Rhode Island’s minimum wage increase was mandated by legislation passed ...


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State population declines, R.I. may lose House seat

Rhode Island’s population has been steadily decreasing since 2004, according to a recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Sixteen of Rhode Island’s 32 cities and towns  lost residents, according to data from the 2010 census. Middletown and Newport experienced the greatest population declines, ...


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Pollution on the rise in R.I.

Legal pollution emissions increased in Rhode Island by nearly 0.5 percent in 2011, according to data from the Environmental Protection Agency, while there was a 0.09 percent overall decrease in New England. The region emitted 18.96 million pounds of legal pollutants last year, according to the EPA. “The ...


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Chafee ’75 proposes lower corporate tax

Gov. Lincoln Chafee ’75 P’14 proposed no tax increases of any kind in his State of the State address Jan. 17, despite having spent much of his first two years in office plagued by an ailing economy and confronting budget deficits. Toward the end of the speech, Chafee reiterated his desire to see ...


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Food stamp apps on the rise in R.I.

  The number of citizens in need of food aid in November was the highest recorded in state history, according to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank's "2012 Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island" released last month. The report showed approximately 24 percent of Rhode Island households are recipients ...


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Report positions U. to aid Providence recovery

Six months after the University settled negotiations with Providence Mayor Angel Taveras - through an agreement that increased Brown's voluntary contributions to the city in lieu of taxes, amid criticism from both students and city residents - the administration released a comprehensive report last ...


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Panel discusses future of Obamacare

Despite the progress made by President Obama's health care reform law, the United States still faces significant challenges in improving the quality of its health care, according to three panelists who spoke at a forum on the future of health care reform last night. Christopher Koller, Rhode Island ...


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Toy company to relocate to downtown Providence

Hasbro, Inc. is expected to move into a newly-renovated building on LaSalle Street in downtown Providence Jan. 2, bringing 284 new full-time jobs and $24 million in investments to the city in the process. Famous for brands such as Furby, Playskool and Monopoly, the Pawtucket-based company was started ...


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Sen. looks to require more poll worker training

Sen. Paul Jabour, D-Providence, recently announced his intent to introduce legislation that would increase the training required to become an election poll worker. The move comes after polling places in Providence experienced long lines during November's election, Jabour said. Some citizens in Jabour's ...


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Providence elementary school files for charter

Frank D. Spaziano Elementary School recently became the only school in the Providence Public School District to vote in favor of becoming a district charter school. On Friday afternoon, the elementary school formally filed its application with the Rhode Island Department of Education, one day before ...


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City ranks as finalist in 'Mayors Challenge'

  Providence is developing a plan for monitoring and increasing literacy among young children, earning the city one of 20 finalist spots in the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge, Mayor Angel Taveras announced in a Nov. 5 press conference. The Mayors Challenge aims to "spread proven and ...



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