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Could election day shake up Rhode Island politics?

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Did the final TV debate shift the RI governor’s race?

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Can John Loughlin secure a GOP victory in deep-blue Rhode Island?

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A Rhode Island town launches a new battle over affordable housing

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It may be time to retire the theory that baby boomers decide an election.

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In the voting booths, Rhode Islanders send the message that it's time for change

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Will Rhode Island’s primary results match the polls, or are surprises coming?

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On Lively: Primary elections approach, plus a debate over AI-generated campaign materials

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How Rhode Island candidates are using social media to reshape campaigns.

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On Lively: McKee’s RI Supreme Court pick, plus Flock camera backlash

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McKee and Foulkes clash in RI governor debate

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Shekarchi gets a step closer to RI Supreme court

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How Secure are Rhode Island Elections?

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Providence Crime & the Mayoral Race

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Trump Administration Denies Federal Aid After Disastrous Winter

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Will Pawtucket’s Soccer Bet Pay Off?

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Can Rhode Island Afford Another Health Insurance Premium Spike?

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Can Rhode Island cash in on World Cup fever?

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Is Rhode Island Overspending?

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Can McKee Turn Around a 20 Point Gap With Helena Foulkes?

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This week on Lively, the governor airs his concerns about the $14.3 billion dollar budget.

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On Lively, the gavel is almost down on the General Assembly session: what's in, what's out?

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On Lively, winners and losers as the long-awaited state budge emerges from the House.

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On Lively: The AG steps up with suggestions for the healthcare crisis on our doorstep.

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This week on Lively, a surprising twist in the Barletta contamination case settlement.

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On Lively, Senate response to the House's attempt to block proposed Cabinet pay raises.

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On Lively, the first American chosen a Pope and pro soccer finally comes to Pawtucket.

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This week on Lively, new leadership at the RI State Senate.  Plus, Gina for President?

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On Lively, who will succeed Senate President Ruggerio & a plan to boost housing stock.

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On Lively, breaking down key issues facing RI lawmakers as they get back to work

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On Lively: left without a PCP in a provider shortage, as Anchor Medical prepares to close

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On Lively, reaction to a new video showing a lot of bridge concrete in the Seekonk River.

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On Lively, big pushback on proposed raises for the governor's cabinet heads.

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On LIvely, the real cost of pallet shelters and the bigger picture of affordable housing

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On Lively, what are state officials doing about Rhode Island's looming healthcare crisis?

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On Lively Governor McKee is in for the reelection campaign plus the Washington whirlwind.

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This week on Lively, what can be done about Rhode Island's skyrocketing electric bills?

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On Lively: cheers & jeers for a federal judge in RI in a legal brawl over funding cuts.

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This week on Lively, protests over presidential actions in Rhode Island and nationwide.

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This week on Lively, funds for the bridge up in the air as part of a larger federal pause.

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This week on Lively, the end is in sight for completion of the Providence pallet shelters.

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This week on Lively, examining Governor McKee's State of the State plus budget details.

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This week on Lively, what will be the key issues facing the General Assembly in 2025?

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This week on Lively: the state response to the cyber hack plus a 2025 legislative preview.

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This week on Lively, the highs and lows of 2024 plus our predictions for the year ahead.

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This week on Lively: the response to a breach of RI's public benefits computer system.

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This week on Lively, tolling trucks gets a green light but a federal court says slow down.

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This week on Lively: one year after the Washington Bridge closure, what's the outlook?

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This week on Lively, how much will Providence have to cough up to fund its schools?

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This week Lively, who's to blame for the huge Providence schools budget deficit?

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On Lively, Trump gets a second term in a not-so-close race & how Rhode Islanders voted.

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On Lively, controversy even after the governor is cleared of charges in the ILO case

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This week on Lively, a change order spikes the cost of the Washington Bridge demolition.

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This week on Lively, officials answer the public's questions about the Washington Bridge.

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This week on Lively, a new poll shows how the public feels about local elected officials

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This week on Lively, a computer hack in the Providence school system. What happens now?

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This week on Lively: demolition crews, told to stop work on the Washington Bridge. Why?

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This week on Lively, primary election results and the latest on the Washington Bridge.

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This week on Lively, the state extends its takeover of Providence schools.

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This week on Lively, the state seeks accountability in the Washington Bridge failure

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This week on Lively, Washington Bridge litigation and shoreline access news.

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This week on Lively, local views on the VP pick and the latest on the Washington Bridge.

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This week on Lively, what a sharp rise in uncontested Assembly races means for voters.

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This week on Lively, opposition to a constitutional convention and budget storm clouds

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This week on Lively,debate over beachfront access and the latest on the Washington Bridge.

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This week on Lively, no bids on the bridge: who will rebuild it and how much will it cost?

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This week on Lively, local analysis of the presidential debate and a new poll of RI voters.

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This week on Lively, highlights of what the General Assembly did and did not do.

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This week on Lively: the gavel comes down for the General Assembly. What's in, what's out?

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This week on Lively: what’s in, what’s out for next year’s budget? Plus, a few surprises.

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This week on Lively, the local take on the Trump verdicts: what happens next?

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State lawmakers still have some major decisions to make before the gavel comes down

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This week on Lively, the projected price tag for the Washington Bridge replacement balloons

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Washington Bridge updates and the future of affordable housing in Rhode Island.

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Pro-Palestine protests land on Brown’s campus, plus effects of abortion restrictions.

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Engineers warned of structural problems with the Washington Bridge nearly a decade ago.

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Removing bike lanes leads to protests, plus RIPTA CEO pleads not guilty in hit-and-run

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How one RI city is tackling cellphones in schools

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Pete Buttigieg visits Washington Bridge, plus proposed noise cameras in Providence

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The Washington Bridge to be demolished, and what is the fate of TikTok in the U.S.?

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Reacting to Biden’s State of the Union, plus bills targeting RI healthcare issues.

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How Gen Z and Millennials are feeling about the next presidential election, plus (lack of) affordable housing in RI.

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Rhode Islanders footing a big bill for Tidewater Landing with no say in the plan, plus a new tourism campaign.

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Scathing reports across RI on St. Mary's Home for Children, maternal mortality stories, and the continued Washington Bridge debacle

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The Washington Bridge closure still affecting many Rhode Islanders; what the Federal Highway Administration has to say

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Internal RIDOT emails from about Washington Bridge, and the Cranston mayoral race gets interesting.

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The fate of the Washington Bridge up in the air, plus what’s in (and out) the RI budget this year.

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The RI Governor’s State of the State Address, and the Minority Leader’s response.

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The RI House and Senate Majority and Minority leaders discuss plans for this session.

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What to expect from the 2024 RI legislative session.

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A look at what 2023 had in store for Rhode Island, and predictions for 2024.

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Impacts of the I-195 bridge closure felt around the state.

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Ethics Commission appointee accused of sexual harassment, plus a debate on guns in schools.

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Tensions continue at Brown, even after charges against protestors dropped.

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Rhode Islanders protesting the Israel-Hamas war face arrests, firing.

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What the voters decided around Rhode Island on election day.

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Corruption, trust in government, and McKee’s approval rating - what Rhode Islanders care about in state politics.

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Where RI stands on school funding, CO2 emissions, and the upcoming congressional election

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A panel of journalists give a peek behind the scenes of what they’ve been reporting on around the state.

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Out in the cold; RI unprepared to shelter unhoused this winter, even with funds.