The Rhode Island Foundation on Monday committed $8.5 million to address racial equality and eliminate racial disparities across the state. … MORE
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Providence unveils program to support small businesses
The city of Providence is throwing a lifeline to small businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic with microgrants of up to $10,000. … MORE
Report: Massachusetts troopers who commit crime rarely fired
A Massachusetts trooper led officers on a chase, another took cash under the table for unauthorized police escorts for funeral processions and yet another partied with people connected to organized crime. But none of them were fired. … MORE
Winter energy costs to be higher but oil users may get break
Home heating costs are expected to grow this winter because of projections of colder weather and people continuing to shelter at home. But many could get a break in New England, which is more dependent on heating oil. … MORE
Police: Woman feeding newborn struck by stray bullet
A Rhode Island woman feeding her newborn baby in her apartment was been struck by a stray bullet apparently fired from outside the building. … MORE
Whitehouse: Supreme Court confirmation battle hangs on voters in GOP states
The confirmation battle over President Donald Trump’s nomination of conservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court will depend on pressure from voters concerned about issues of health care and abortion, said Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. … MORE
Improvements coming at the Port of Galilee
A long awaited rehabilitation project kicks off at the Port of Galilee, where the commercial fishing piers are in for a $5.2 million overhaul for the first time in decades.… MORE
Rhode Island positivity rate, hospitalizations on the rise
Rhode Island’s coronavirus test positivity rate and the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 are continuing to climb, according to state Department of Health data released Friday. … MORE
Raimondo: RI preparing for potential violence surrounding election
Governor Gina Raimondo said that she is concerned about the potential for violence in the days leading up to the November third Presidential election. … MORE
Rhode Island allows trick-or-treating, with restrictions
Children in Rhode Island will still be allowed to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, Gov. Gina Raimondo said Thursday, but she urged people not to hold Halloween parties, even if they are within the state’s gathering limit of 15 people. … MORE
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