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RI REPORT PODCAST | RI PBS
‘Everything is at stake’ in debt limit standoff, Raimondo says
“If we want to lead in the world, we need credibility,” the US Commerce Secretary said on the Rhode Island Report podcast. “And defaulting – China will see that, and it’s a sign of weakness.”
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First ‘Survivor’ winner Richard Hatch on taxes, Trump, and reality TV
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, the Newport resident who won the first season of the reality show criticizes host Jeff Probst, weighs in on this season’s cast, and addresses the tax evasion case that sent him to federal prison.
RI REPORT PODCAST | RI PBS
Get ready for ‘Rhode Island Report, Live’
The Rhode Island Report podcast is marking its 100th episode and highlighting its ongoing collaboration with Rhode Island PBS with a special event May 31.
RI POLITICS
30 Head Start classrooms closed in R.I. this school year
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Rhode Island Kids Count executive director Paige Clausius-Parks says that “alarming” trend results from “very low” wages for early childhood programs.
RI REPORT PODCAST | RI PBS
Providence is as loud as Boston, Brown professor says
On the R.I. Report podcast, Professor Erica Walker and R.I. PBS Weekly reporter Michelle San Miguel say sound is a proxy for power and the noise is loudest in low-income neighborhoods.
RI REPORT PODCAST | RI PBS
Finding safe, warm housing — in the emergency room
On the R.I. Report podcast, Senator Joshua Miller and RI PBS Weekly producer Isabella Jibilian talk about what can be done to provide homeless people with better options than an emergency room.
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Tracking a Rhode Island con artist across the world
Journalist Jane MacSorley has been tracking the case of Nicholas Alahverdian, also known as Nicholas Rossi and Arthur Knight, every step of the way. She recently released a nine-part podcast called “I am not Nicholas.”
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Crisafulli talks about vision for former 195 land in Providence
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Marc Crisafulli, the new chairman of the 195 Redevelopment District Commission, talks about his vision for the 26 acres of prime real state freed up for development by the relocation of Route 195.
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COMMENTARY | PETER F. NERONHA, MIA ACKERMAN AND DAWN EUER
A rental registry would require R.I. landlords to provide proof that properties meet lead safety requirements
We have a compliance problem in Rhode Island, which is why we are proposing legislation to strengthen enforcement of laws we already have on the books.
INNOVATOR Q&A
5 innovators to watch in R.I.’s life sciences industry
Rhode Island’s life sciences are already starting preclinical spinoffs, creating apps for specific patient populations, and conducting ground-breaking medical research. Here’s a look at a few we’ve featured recently.
EDUCATION
Raimondo tells Brown graduates to ‘stick around’ R.I., commit to public service
“We have a lot of issues that we, together, have to deal with,” US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said after accepting an honorary degree from Brown University on Sunday. “They can all be solved... if you guys get in the game.”
RI BUSINESS
Prospect Medical takes next step to unload R.I.-based hospitals
The parent company of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital has submitted a proposal to state regulators strike a deal with The Centurion Foundation, an Atlanta-based nonprofit.
RI COURTS
R.I. State Police justified in fatal shooting of Portsmouth man during attempted arrest, grand jury finds
In April 2022, the state violent fugitive task force had an arrest warrant for Russell Dufault, who was accused of pointing a gun at his ex-girlfriend’s sister, assaulting her, and holding her against her will.
RI MEDIA
After tumultuous period, ABC6 sale is off
The development caps a difficult period for the Providence station WLNE-TV, which has long been in third place in the ratings for this market.
RHODE MAP
Could Breeze Airways put the ‘international’ in T.F. Green International Airport?
Breeze Airways president Tom Doxey talked about the airline's arrival in R.I., its plans for international expansion, and ... stuffies.
RI BUSINESS
Tidewater Landing’s Brett Johnson on what went wrong, and how he’s trying to make it right
The founder of Fortuitous Partners and an owner of Rhode Island FC talks about bridging the financial gap for the soccer stadium in Pawtucket, his other business ventures, and stoppage time drama.