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Rhode Island Report
Latest Episodes
PODCAST
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The ‘Clamarati’ ride again, ranking the best clam cakes in all the land (or at least Rhode Island)
The Rhode Island Report podcast hits the road to witness the 10th Lil Rhody Clam Cake Crawl and a guest appearance by US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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Institutionalized in R.I.: A thousand nights stuck in a system that fails kids
The US Department of Justice has accused Rhode Island of warehousing children at Bradley Hospital, the state’s only pediatric psychiatric facility. Families hope the investigation finally means help for their children is on the way.
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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Podcast: The big decisions in the final hours of R.I.’s 2024 legislative session
On the Rhode Island Report, Globe RI’s Steph Machado and Jim Hummel, host of “A Lively Experiment,” break down the legislative action on police accountability, the state budget, and the “granny flats” bill.
PODCAST
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This season is bittersweet for the Mr. Lemon family
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Janice, Colleen, and Joe Rao talk about the love that their mother, “Mama Lemon,” poured into the Providence lemonade stand, which opened 50 years ago.
LOVE LETTERS podcast
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Feels like home
Rami’s journey leaving Syria — into Turkey, then to California, and then to Rhode Island — was something he never could have imagined. Neither was the love story that came out of it. Listen to Love Letters wherever you get your podcasts.
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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A Providence course is making golf accessible for city’s youth
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Button Hole executive director Don Wright and Anaridis Rodriguez, host of “Generation Rising” on Rhode Island PBS, talk about the local nonprofit.
PODCAST
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Groundbreaking Judge DuBose talks about the turning point in her career
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Judge Melissa DuBose discusses the decade she spent teaching in Providence schools and her decision to become a prosecutor.
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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City by the Rising Sea: Climate change and Newport’s mansions
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Pamela Watts of RI PBS and the Preservation Society of Newport County’s Leslie Jones discuss what’s being done to protect historic buildings that draw tourists to R.I.
More Recent Stories
RI HEALTH
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Fatal overdoses drop in R.I. for the first time in five years
Fentanyl and other opioids continue to drive overdose deaths, in Rhode Island and across the country.
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Lawsuit over R.I.’s Washington Bridge likely to come in August, lead lawyer says
The lawyers hired by the state acknowledged the legal case has delayed the release of any findings about what caused the bridge failure.
RHODE MAP
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The new face of the hospitality industry in Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Hospitality Association has announced Farouk Rajab as its new CEO.
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COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN
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Imagine Providence with no WaterFire. It could happen.
With corporate donations dwindling, and state leaders hemming and hawing over providing additional financial support, the world–renowned arts event is struggling.
RI POLITICS
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Union request to livestream hearing highlights ‘gray area’ of R.I. Open Meetings Act
Labor Relations Board will decide dispute July 25 after weighing arguments from SEIU Local 580 and the Department of Children Youth and Families.
INFRASTRUCTURE
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When will RI’s Washington Bridge reopen? State officials no longer have an estimate.
The original plan was to get the bridge open by September 2026 at the latest, but that estimate “pushed the envelope,” the DOT director acknowledged.
RHODE MAP
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Amica is the next jersey sponsor for the Celtics
The multiyear deal means the Lincoln, R.I.-based insurance giant will replace Vistaprint on the front of the Celtics’ uniforms every game of the season.