A city councilor in Boston is proposing the Massachusetts capital acknowledge and apologize for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. … MORE
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Massachusetts to distribute 2 million COVID-19 tests
Massachusetts is distributing another 2 million COVID-19 free testing kits this week, state health officials said Monday.… MORE
2 firefighters hurt battling blaze at vacant home
Two firefighters were injured battling a blaze at a vacant Rhode Island home early Monday morning, officials said.… MORE
PHOTOS: PVDFest weekend in downtown Providence
A taste of New Orleans came to Providence Friday night as two musical mainstays from the Crescent City, Kermit Ruffins and the Rebirth Brass Band headlined the first night of PVDFest, the three-day festival of music and art, food and culture that is making a comeback after a COVID-enforced shutdown. … MORE
Rhode Island House approves gun control legislation
The Rhode Island House approved bills Friday that would ban firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, raise from 18 to 21 the minimum age for buying guns, and prohibit loaded rifles and shotguns from being carried in public.… MORE
House committee approves $13.6B state budget proposal
A $13.6 billion state budget passed the finance committee in the Rhode Island House late Thursday, sending it to the chamber floor for a vote next week.… MORE
Rhode Island to improve civics education to resolve lawsuit
Rhode Island will improve the way students are taught to participate in the political process in order to resolve a federal lawsuit over whether public school students have a constitutional right to a civics education, the state’s education department announced Friday.… MORE
3 gun reform bills clear a key committee in Rhode Island
Three gun reform bills that gained momentum after mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, cleared a key committee in the Rhode Island House on Thursday.… MORE
RI Dept of Health Announces Probable Case of Monkeypox; Says ‘Risk to Rhode Islanders Remains Low’
The Rhode Island Department of Health today announced the first probable monkeypox case in a male in his thirties and a resident of Providence County.… MORE
Rhode Island casino workers urge lawmakers to ban smoking
Smoking was prohibited inside Rhode Island’s two casinos for most of the pandemic, and now casino workers want state lawmakers to make the ban permanent.… MORE
