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Billboards blast McKee on handling of Washington Bridge. They could be up for years.
If drivers on Interstate 195 ever forget that the shutdown of the westbound Washington Bridge is contributing to their traffic, former candidate for governor Ken Block has found a way to remind them. The Barrington data analyst-turned-politician-turned-author bought space on an East Providence billboard last week to criticize Gov. Dan McKee's administration's handling...
Autopsy reports are public in many states – but not Rhode Island. Here's why.
PROVIDENCE – On Feb. 28, a 25-year-old man died after vomiting and complaining of chest pains for 24 hours at the Adult Correctional Institutions, according to his cellmate. Within the next few months, three other people died while in state custody. Questions swirl about what led to the sudden deaths, but in Rhode Island, unlike many states, autopsy reports are not public. In the case of Willie Washington Jr., the 25-year-old who died Feb. 28, the state...
Deadliest School Buses in America Are in New Hampshire and Massachusetts School Systems
For almost my whole life, I have wondered why school buses did not come equipped with seat belts. We protect our children above anyone else in the world. We ALWAYS take care of kids first, then mothers, then fathers. Yet the safety of school buses has always been (let's put...
Rabbits are taking over South Kingstown – or at least a section
Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. Wascally wabbits are running rampant over a section of South Kingstown. No, this isn't the plot of the latest Bugs Bunny cartoon and in the case of Stewart Nurseries co-owner Ian Stewart it's also no laughing matter. ...
A California woman's lawsuit may throw RI's retail pot industry into 'chaos.' Here's how.
Rhode Island's fledgling social-equity cannabis law may be thrown into "chaos" because of a lawsuit filed by a California woman, an industry analyst says. The lawsuit, filed by Justyna Jensen, contends that the law, which was written specifically to diversify the marijuana industry and help minority groups hurt by the war on...
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