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Rhode Island Report
Latest Episodes
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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City by the Rising Sea: Climate change and Newport’s mansions
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Pamela Watts of RI PBS and the Preservation Society of Newport County’s Leslie Jones discuss what’s being done to protect historic buildings that draw tourists to R.I.
POLITICS
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US Senator Reed says Netanyahu should step down
“I think there are more able people who would be dedicated more exclusively to the best interest of Israel than Netanyahu,” Reed said during the wide-ranging interview.
PODCAST
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Podcast: How sustainable are Rhode Island’s food systems?
On a special bonus episodes of the Rhode Island Report podcast, three of Rhode Island’s restaurant and agricultural leaders talk about the climate and business resiliency challenges facing the state’s food system, and experts discuss the state’s Blue Economy.
PODCAST
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He runs Providence, every mile of it
Mark Sheeran, of Walpole, Mass., just finished running every street in Providence, starting from the same point on 48 runs and completing a total of 776.2 miles.
PODCAST
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‘The greatest threat that we face is misinformation,’ new R.I. Board of Elections director says
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Miguel J. Nuñez talks about deepfakes, same-day voter registration, and becoming the board’s first Latino executive director.
PODCAST
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Podcast: ‘I want to tell you what happened in St. Mary’s’
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Globe reporter Amanda Milkovits talks about what she has heard from one of the 11 children still living at the state’s troubled psychiatric residential facility for children.
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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At age 9, he journeyed from El Salvador to the US — without his parents
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Javier Zamora talks about his new memoir, “Solito,” and Maureen Nagle talks about why it’s this year’s Reading Across Rhode Island selection.
PODCAST
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Public records undergird R.I.’s biggest news stories
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, ecoRI News reporter Colleen Cronin and Common Cause RI’s John Marion talk about the value of the Access to Public Records Act, and legislation that would strengthen that state law.
More Recent Stories
RI BUSINESS
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In CVS’s home state, pharmacists in 2 retail stores vote to unionize
The union’s victories, which took place at 24/7 CVS retail pharmacy stores in Wakefield and Westerly, are the second and third unionized shops The Pharmacy Guild in the last four weeks, and the first CVS retail stores.
RI POLITICS
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R.I. poised to pass gun safe-storage legislation
A Johnston woman says she would like the legislation to be named for her 16-year-old son, Dillon, who was killed with a gun that police say was not stored safely.
RHODE MAP
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Bryant University hires new business school dean
Todd M. Alessandri, who works as an associate dean at Northeastern University’s business school, will move to Bryant’s business school beginning July 22.
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For Haitians who built a community in Rhode Island, dreams of returning home fade
As violence and chaos rages on in Haiti, R.I. advocates speak out.
COMMENTARY | Julie Owens and Lisa Ranglin
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A marketing campaign isn’t what our small business community needs
For the thousands of business owners in the shadow of the Washington Bridge, targeted grants could provide critical funds.
COMMENTARY | REBECCA KISLAK, DAVID MORALES, KAREN ALZATE
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Are R.I. millionaires paying their fair share of state taxes?
A 3 percent surtax on annual incomes above $1 million could be dedicated to public transportation, education, and child care.
POLITICS
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Senate Judiciary Committee supports Medeiros as R.I.’s new child advocate
Acting Child Advocate Katelyn Medeiros is widely praised by Senate Judiciary Committee, which forwarded her nomination to the full Senate Thursday.
THINGS TO DO
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401 Fun: The best things to do in Rhode Island, May 24-31
This week: RISD on the runway, Memorial Day festivities, Newport food, drive-in movies, and more!