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Brown University says it will consider divestment proposal if students end...
Student protesters are negotiating with Brown University administrators over terms that could end a pro-Palestinian encampment at the school’s Providence campus and meet some of the activists’...
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Student protesters, administrators at Brown University reach deal to clear...
Brown University has reached a deal with the group that launched a pro-Palestinian encampment last week, Brown Divest Coalition. In exchange for students clearing the encampment by 5 p.m. Tuesday and...
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Brown University professors accuse administrators of ‘intimidation, threats,...
Some professors at Brown University are accusing the school’s administration of surveilling and harassing faculty members who attended a pro-Palestinian encampment at the school’s Providence campus....
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23 RISD students are occupying the Prov-Wash building
A group of 23 pro-Palestinian Rhode Island School of Design students and one University of Rhode Island student have sequestered themselves in RISD’s Prov-Wash building, where they spent Monday night....
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RISD sit-in ends
Yesterday, after RISD President Crystal Williams told students their barricades were a fire hazard and sent in facilities managers and Department of Public Safety security officers to break them down,...
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Judge issues not guilty filing for 41 Brown University student protesters
A Providence judge has issued a not guilty filing for 41 Brown University pro-Palestinian protestors who were arrested for trespassing last semester. Judge Nicholas Parrillo said he was going against...
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Outraged by Brown’s threats of faculty discipline, some professors call for...
It’s been more than two weeks since student protesters at Brown University struck a deal with school administrators, packed up their tents, and peacefully ended a pro-Palestinian encampment that had...
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Hisham Awartani joins Brown University students presenting divestment...
On Thursday morning, a group of four undergraduate students and one graduate student wearing business casual attire made their way up the hill to the John D. Rockefeller library at Brown University....
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Newport’s only public beach is eroding. Should the city save it?
Newport has one public beach, and it’s washing away fast. The severe storms this past winter have exacerbated erosion at Easton’s Beach, which was already eroding at alarming rates. Now, Newport...
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No contractors have submitted bids to rebuild the Washington Bridge
After coming up empty-handed, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation chalks up the lack of bids to the ambitious August 2026 timeline for the project to rebuild the bridge. The initial request...
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Cranston Republican mayoral candidates trade accusations of corruption during...
The two candidates vying for the Republican nomination in the Sept. 10 mayoral primary traded allegations of corruption and debated the finer points of education, homelessness, and the fate of...
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State to keep control of Providence schools for up to three more years
On Thursday night the Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education approved a plan from the state commissioner of education to keep the Providence Public School District under state...
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Live updates: Sept. 10 Rhode Island state primary
HIGHLIGHTS: Hopkins cruises to victory over Fenton-Fung in Cranston Live updates Polls closed at 8 p.m. Check here for updates and results as they come in. Race calls are based on reports from the...
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Hopkins cruises to victory over Fenton-Fung in Cranston
In the marquee race of Rhode Island’s 2024 primary, Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins scored a commanding victory over GOP rival state Rep. Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung, as voters rejected her argument that the...
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New referendum asks Brown University undergrads if they lack confidence in...
Brown University’s Undergraduate Council of Students sent out a referendum on Oct. 16 asking students to vote on whether they have faith in the university’s leadership, and whether they believe...
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Providence Comprehensive Plan passes hurdle, but fight over port still looms
The Providence City Council’s Ordinances Committee approved an amended version of the city’s comprehensive plan on Monday. A comprehensive plan lasts for 10 years and determines what can be built,...
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Jewish students at Brown face possible discipline for sleeping in a religious...
At Brown University, administrators are determining whether to discipline 17 Jewish students who were found sleeping in a temporary structure as a part of a Jewish holiday on campus early on Tuesday...
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For advocates, homelessness is the key issue in Woonsocket election
On most Saturdays in Woonsocket, the Milagros Project runs a free store aimed at assisting people experiencing poverty and homelessness in the city. Volunteers hand out everything from clothing to...
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Referendum shows most undergraduate respondents oppose Brown University...
According to a referendum distributed by Brown’s Undergraduate Council of Students, 73% of undergraduate respondents are unhappy with Brown University’s corporate leadership and would like at least...
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2024 Election Live Coverage
NATIONAL OVERVIEW Live updates Polls closed at 8 p.m. in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Race calls are based on reports from the Associated Press, unless otherwise noted. Results are preliminary and...
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Hopkins clinches mayoral victory in Cranston
Incumbent Republican Ken Hopkins won Cranston’s mayoral election last night with 51.6% of the vote. During his victory speech at the fluorescent-lit St. Mary’s Feast Society, Hopkins focused on...
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Parts of Rhode Island are experiencing severe drought conditions
The National Weather Service today upgraded the drought status in the northeastern corner of Rhode Island from moderate to severe drought. Most of the rest of the state continues to be in a moderate...
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City and state reach agreement on Providence school funding
The city of Providence likely owes Rhode Island somewhere between $11 million and $55 million to help fund its schools. In a press conference on Wednesday, Mayor Brett Smiley said Providence...
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Providence finalizes deal with state over funding for its public schools
Under the terms of a deal announced Friday, the city must contribute an extra $15 million of funding for the 2024 and 2025 fiscal years. The city is also committing to $11.5 million more in fiscal...
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More than a third of Rhode Islanders are facing food insecurity, according to...
A report from the Brown University School of Public Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield Rhode Island shows that 38% of Rhode Island households–a five year high–are experiencing food insecurity. Food...
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Providence Place mall is now in permanent court-ordered receivership
During a hearing on Wednesday, Rhode Island Superior Court Associate Justice Brian P. Stern made attorneys Mark Russo and John Dorsey of the Rhode Island-based law firm Ferrucci Russo Dorsey the...
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Judge expands attorney’s authority over Rhode Island Recycled Metals
On Friday, Associate Justice Brian P. Stern granted Special Master Rick Land authority to guide Rhode Island Recycled Metals through its environmental permitting process, including permits related to...
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Providence takes steps toward solidifying its new housing-forward...
The Providence City Plan Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to adopt some zoning ordinance changes based off of the city’s new comprehensive plan. Broadly speaking, the zoning changes would...
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RI reaches agreement with Feds over care for kids in psychiatric wards
The state of Rhode Island and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement on how to ensure that children in state care without a medical need to be in psychiatric wards will be able to go...
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Contentious zoning issues to dominate Providence city planning in early 2025
In the New Year, the City Plan Commission is set to discuss possible changes related to: the rules requiring developers to add off-street parking to some new residential buildings, regulations guiding...
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Providence legislative priorities to center around schools and housing
The City of Providence has announced its priorities for the legislative session that starts at the Statehouse Tuesday. Among them are plans to shore up more cash to cover the millions of dollars the...
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Rhode Island Hospital medical residents win union election, 464 to 27
Medical residents with Brown University Health, formerly called Lifespan, have formed a doctors’ union at Rhode Island Hospital. In a small fluorescent-lit room in the Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. federal...
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Developer updates plans for 269 Wickenden
Providence developers Dustin Dezube and Kevin Diamond with the Providence Group have submitted revised plans for an apartment complex that would be located at 269 Wickenden Street. The City Plan...
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Medical residents at three Care New England hospitals vote to unionize
Medical residents employed by three Care New England hospitals voted Wednesday to unionize with Service Employees International Union’s Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR-SEIU). Residents at Kent...
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Amid rising winter illnesses, some emergency departments are asking patients...
Hospitals around the state are seeing a rise in respiratory illnesses on par with typical increases in the winter months. According to statewide wastewater data and hospital admissions data, cases of...
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Providence holds off on stronger immigrant legal protections for now
Providence officials are slowing down the process of passing an ordinance that seeks to codify protections for immigrants who lack legal status to be in the U.S. The change of course comes in response...
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RI ACLU calls suspension of Brown student group ‘chilling’
The Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union today released a letter it sent to Brown University, criticizing school leaders over the suspension of a campus chapter of Students...
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New England mayors show unity on immigration policies
A group of mayors and some of the police chiefs of 22 New England cities met in Providence Wednesday to discuss issues affecting the region. The mayors tried to present a unified message about...
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Incarcerated Muslims accuse RIDOC of religious discrimination in new lawsuit
A group of Muslim men incarcerated at the state’s high security prison complex in Cranston filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday, alleging the facility is placing illegal restrictions on their...
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Unhoused people allege illegal search and seizure at Providence rally
The crowd outside the police headquarters came prepared with lists of recent incidents where they say homeless people were illegally searched or had their belongings seized by police, especially...
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Advocates ask General Assembly to pull RIPTA out of perpetual funding crisis
In total, legislators have or plan to introduce seven bills aimed at funding RIPTA. One bill, if passed, would eliminate RIPTA’s deficit for the year left by Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed budget. Some of...
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NOAA cuts come to Narragansett Bay and Woods Hole facilities
Multiple employees for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration working in the agency’s Woods Hole and Narragansett Bay facilities had their positions eliminated by the agency on Thursday,...
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Atlantic Mills tenants plan to hire lawyer, escalate fight against building...
Tenants renting studios and offices at the Olneyville artists’ hub Atlantic Mills say they plan to escalate their fight against developers who are under contract to purchase the historic building....
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DOGE considering canceling key NOAA building leases
Late last month, the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, mandated that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration get rid of 31 of its rental offices and facilities, including three...
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Dozens of Rhode Island scientists protest federal funding cuts to science
On Friday, dozens of scientists turned out to the Rhode Island State House to protest large scale cuts to science funding by the Trump administration. The protest was one of many such “Stand Up For...
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Brown University advises visa and green card holders to reconsider travel plans
Amid news reports of federal deportation actions against people lawfully in the U.S., Brown University is suggesting that students, staff, and faculty who hold green cards or visas should not travel...
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Judge postpones hearing after feds deport Rhode Island doctor
A hearing has been postponed for a Rhode Island kidney transplant specialist employed by Brown University Medicine who was refused entry into the U.S. last week and flown out of the country. On...
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Alawieh protest draws Brown University community members to Statehouse
Dozens of Rhode Islanders turned out at the Statehouse Monday night to protest the deportation of a Rhode Island kidney doctor detained at Logan Airport last week. Although it’s been a mostly quiet...
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Lawyer for Fabian Schmidt says his client is in legal ‘limbo’ while held by ICE
A lawyer for a New Hampshire green card-holder who is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Donald W. Wyatt detention facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island, says his client’s...
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Deportations and detainments are having a chilling effect at Brown
On a recent sunny day in early spring, the Brown University main green space was filled with students sun-bathing. It’s hard to imagine now, but this time last year, the university was a major hub of...
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