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‘Nonviolence is not for cowards. It’s for courageous people.’
On the R.I. Report podcast, Nonviolence Institute executive director Lisa Pina-Warren says violence was the norm growing up in Providence but “I wanted peace.”
RHODE ISLAND REPORT PODCAST
With LGBTQ rights under attack, R.I. hiking group provides community, sanctuary
“Merely by existing we’re being activists, especially in today’s current climate,” Queer Hikes founder Mel Thibeault said on the R.I. Report podcast. “I could kind of get scared and hide, or show up for my community.”
RHODE ISLAND REPORT PODCAST
How the Trump administration’s cuts are affecting public research universities like URI
On the RI Report podcast, URI President Marc Parlange said that while the focus is on Harvard, canceled grants are hurting public schools that educate the working class and spur innovation.
Globe RI + RI PBS
What you need to know about the R.I. General Assembly session
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, the the Globe’s Steph Machado and Jim Hummel, host of “A Lively Experiment” on RI PBS, analyze the major votes, including a compromise bill on assault-style weapons
RHODE ISLAND REPORT PODCAST
Brown student and ‘Survivor’ contestant Eva Erickson says RFK Jr. is wrong about autism: ‘He can kick rocks’
Erickson, who is pursuing a PhD at Brown, was the first openly autistic person to compete on the reality TV show, and overcame challenges to finish in second place.
Trump actions could force a recession for colleges, R.I. higher ed leader says
The president of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Rhode Island says layoffs would be likely if all of the proposed cuts come to fruition.
RHODE ISLAND REPORT PODCAST
Ireland’s national sport, hurling, takes root in Rhode Island
The co-founder of the Providence Hurling Club explains how they brought the ‘fastest game on grass’ to the Ocean State.
RI BUSINESS
R.I.’s health care system is in a state of ‘spectacular failure,’ attorney general says
Here’s how the Attorney General Peter Neronha is taking action.
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RI COURTS
R.I. city reaches $300,000 settlement in lawsuit filed by Jewish employee, slapped in face as part of ‘Nazi joke’
Peter Broomfield alleged he was struck by then-Warwick Water Division chief Terry DiPetrillo, who told police he was acting out a scene from the TV series, “The Office.” 1 hour ago
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS IN R.I.
Rhode Island’s rental market among priciest in the country, according to a new affordable housing report
The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual “Out of Reach” report ranks states based on the amount renters must earn to afford federal fair market rent.
RI ARTS
How a chance meeting at a Providence market launched a friendship and an aspiring filmmaker’s career
Brown grad Matthew Osubor picked up a shopper’s dropped orange. The man he handed it back to turned out to be director Alexandre Rockwell.
COMMENTARY | RYAN SPINNEY and Shafiqa Rehayee
Providence’s College Hill is ready for an improved bikesharing program — it just needs the bikes
As the city’s bike infrastructure grows, it’s time to get moving with a greener, more reliable alternative, write Brown University students.
IMMIGRATION
Guatemalan man in ICE custody after being charged with soliciting a child in Portsmouth R.I., authorities say
Josue Santiago Perez Gomez, 29, of Acushnet, Mass., allegedly spoke to undercover officers and drove to an agreed upon location to meet with a minor, according to a police report.
Months after widespread cuts, some AmeriCorps programs receive sudden notice of reinstatement
The sudden about-face came with no explanation for the reversal or clarity on its scope.
RI POLITICS
In new poll, R.I. Governor McKee’s approval rebounds, remains among nation’s lowest
McKee’s 45 percent approval rating is substantially higher than several other recent polls that raised serious doubts about his ability to win reelection next year.
Starting Point
Why does Rhode Island hate its governors so much?
Dan McKee is only the latest in a string of chief executives to lose favor with R.I. voters, and is one of the most unpopular governors in the US.