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Join us for a Rhode Map Live chat with House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi, hosted by @globeri.bsky.social's @danmcgowan.bsky.social on March 4. We'll discuss Rhode Island's legislative priorities, higher education, workforce development, and other key issues. 📝 Register here: qrcd.org/8GYP

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Commentary by Vanessa Volz: While cuts to HUD funding would be devastating for many, one vulnerable population remains largely overlooked: survivors of domestic and sexual violence, writes the president of a leading R.I. service provider.

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Musk and Pod Save America host spar online over aid program involving R.I. company. @edesianutrition.bsky.social CEO Navyn Salem tells Musk, “Thank you for fixing this. Starving babies can’t wait.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/02/m...

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Some creative editing by the McKee campaign here. The kickoff ad has WPRI anchor Mike Montecalvo saying: "In his second full day as governor, Dan McKee has made important steps to getting businesses back on track." (cont. below)

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A @universityofri.bsky.social textiles professor is working with 3D printing technology to create symbols on clothing to help visually impaired and neurodivergent shoppers.

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People in Massachusetts and across the country are less likely to identify as Christian than they were 10 years ago, although the national decline may have plateaued in recent years, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.

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Governor Dan McKee officially kicked off his reelection campaign, releasing a video that makes the case that he inherited a state ravaged by COVID-19, rising addiction rates, and poor-performing schools, and has been trying to move things in the right direction ever since.

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An online battle between a Pod Save America host and Elon Musk resulted in some encouraging news Sunday for Edesia Nutrition, a Rhode Island nonprofit that has fed 26 million malnourished children.

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Senator @reed.senate.gov, ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, slams President Trump and VP Vance for their treatment of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, saying, “Today’s spectacle in the Oval Office was a political ambush and a shameful failure of American leadership."

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Congressman @amo.house.gov criticizes President Trump and VP Vance for lecturing Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at the White House, saying, “Somewhere in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin is smiling from ear to ear watching Trump and Vance berate President Zelensky."

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No decision yet from RI's Judge McConnell on whether he will further block Trump's funding freeze, but 16 states including Rhode Island are now claiming the Trump administration is still freezing FEMA grants, in violation of McConnell's previous order

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The Rhode Island Senate is moving to put written testimony online — a step that advocates say would help the public see who is lobbying for or against legislation, and what arguments they are making.

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From Rhode Map: How much do you know about Rhode Island’s American Revolution cred?

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Researchers at Brown University and the University of Bern have a theory on why Earth’s neighbor has its signature color and it suggests Mars may have once had a wetter environment, and therefore, a necessary ingredient for supporting life.

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Rhode Island’s attorney general and state education commissioner said that public schools should not change any protections for LGBTQ+ students or get rid of DEI programs in response to President Trump’s orders, at least until lawsuits making their way through the US court system are resolved.

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Six programs at the @universityofri.bsky.social that focused on food insecurity, a nearly $67 million portfolio funded by the US Agency for International Development, will be cut at the end of March, as the Trump administration works to dismantle the agency.

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From a humble coffee cart to thousands of social media followers, Audrey Finocchiaro and Sam Lancaster, co-owners of The Nitro Bar, have expanded their business across Rhode Island.

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‘I will be killed’: A man from Mauritania and a woman from Senegal describe what’s at stake as the Trump administration targets immigrants for deportation on the Rhode Island Report podcast.

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Millions of Massachusetts residents could lose their health care, Governor Maura Healey warned this week. In Rhode Island, some health care facilities are bracing for a “death blow.”

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A judge on Thursday refused to toss out breach of contract claims in a lawsuit the state of Rhode Island filed against firms involved in the construction or inspection of the Washington Bridge’s failed westbound span.

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A Rhode Island man admitted to a federal judge on Thursday that he deliberately set fires at a predominantly Black Pentecostal church in North Providence a year ago, and that he threw feces and urine at two correctional officers while in prison.

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Public meetings in few Rhode Island communities are fully remotely accessible, ACLU says. There is progress, report finds.

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🐑 or 🦁? March will arrive on a mild note this year with above-average temperatures to start the weekend before dropping colder than average to finish.

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From @danmcgowan.bsky.social's Rhode Map: Republicans control the presidency and both chambers of Congress, but it’s a different story in Rhode Island.

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A quick-moving storm continues to move through New England from the Great Lakes this morning, draping a warm and cold front across the region and spreading light snow in some areas.

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Newly released body camera footage shows the moments Providence police officers apprehended four New York men accused of robbing a FedEx driver in Massachusetts last month, taking three of them into custody at gunpoint.

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From Rhode Map: After intense backlash, Heritage Restaurant Group has reached a compromise with Rick Simone of the Federal Hill Commerce Association, and others, toward preserving the integrity of the iconic Old Canteen.

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Rhode Islanders didn’t just burn the Gaspee, they torched British tea weeks before the American Revolution began. The 250th anniversary of the Providence Tea Party will be commemorated March 1.

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Commentary: “I am tired of my community, my family, being spoken for but not listened to,” says @samanthatano.bsky.social who is transgender. “The time to platform trans voices is now.”

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From @danmcgowan.bsky.social's Rhode Map: An open letter to CEO Chris Cocks on why #Hasbro should relocate to Rhode Island’s capital city.

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“We’re definitely concerned.” Tourism officials in Rhode Island are on edge over the future of Canadian travel to the US. @globeri.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/25/m...

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Promising startups in Rhode Island may soon be able to receive an investment from the state through a newly-formed venture capital fund.

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A Guatemalan man who illegally entered the United States and who faces assault, kidnapping, and home invasion charges in Massachusetts was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Providence last month, the agency said.

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A Providence man accused of stalking pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges after authorities alleged he disguised himself to confront his ex-girlfriend at her job in Uxbridge, Mass., and then led police on a chase through Mass. and R.I.

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Rhode Island home sales increased nearly 5 percent in January over a year ago, but realtors say supply is limited amid greater demand, which in turn is pushing up prices. Full story: qrcd.org/8DRy

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The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, will speak at the Central Congregational Church in PVD at 6:30 p.m. March 1 as part of the 2025 Darrell West Lecture

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☀️ Our final week of February will continue to feature above-average temperatures and significant melting.

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WASHINGTON — It may be one of the smallest federal court circuits in the country, but in the early days of the Trump administration, New England is emerging as a top battleground to sue the Trump administration, writes @talkopan.bsky.social.

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Providence State Rep. Enrique Sanchez has hired former House Speaker John Harwood to represent him in his DUI case (he is no longer being represented by Rep. John Lombardi)

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Don't miss the next #RhodeMap Live with House Speaker Joe Shekarchi on March 4. rhodemaplivemarch4.splashthat.com

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A funeral service for Judge Bruce M. Selya is set for 11 a.m. March 3 at Temple Beth-El in Providence. “He was giant in his influence, not only in the judicial realm," Rabbi Emeritus Leslie Y. Gutterman said, "but also in his effect on Rhode Island institutions." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/23/m...

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Lt. Gov. @sabinamatos.bsky.social hosting March 3 webinar re: "community conversation on immigrants' rights."

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From @leungboston.bsky.social: An open letter to CEO Chris Cocks on why #Hasbro should relocate its headquarters to Boston from Pawtucket, R.I.

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Bruce Selya, a federal judge from Rhode Island whose vast vocabulary and widely cited opinions inspired generations of lawyers including a current Supreme Court justice, died Saturday at Miriam Hospital in Providence. He was 90.

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A Rhode Island federal judge plans to rule within a week on whether to further halt President Trump’s federal funding freeze, which sent states and organizations that rely on federal funding into panic back in January.

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“We are going to be a very small, lean, organization that is going to... help convene and build that ecosystem within the state of Rhode Island,” said Mark Turco, the CEO of the Rhode Island Life Science Hub.

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UPDATED: “I was proud and honored to be the successor to his seat on the court, but I quivered, knowing that I was following in the footsteps of a legal giant,” Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson said of Judge Bruce Selya, who died Saturday evening. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/23/m...

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Michael Kieloch, a diocese spokesman, wrote in an email on Friday that the Rev. Silvio De Nard, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, told church officials the parish decided to close the school at 56 Purchase St. “due to financial difficulties and declining enrollment.”

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