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Providence launches $10 million reparations program, open to all races
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoProvidence, Rhode Island, has launched a $10 million reparations program to address its long history...
Christopher Columbus statue in Rhode Island that was removed after protests in 2020 quietly finds a...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA sign reading "stop celebrating genocide" sits at the base of a statue of Christopher Columbus in...
Which State Is the Queerest? These Are the States With the Most LGBTQ+ People
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoShuttershock Whichever state you're in, you're not alone. But some of us may be a lot less alone...
The largest city by population in every state
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNew York City is the largest city in the US with a population of 8.8 million. But some states' most populous cities only have tens of thousands of...
ACLU challenges 'solitary confinement' in case of RI inmate who says he spent 450 days in isolation
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPROVIDENCE — Rhode Island abandoned the use of long-term solitary confinement in the 1840s after...
No relief from the heat: Without air conditioning in many homes, residents in these cities swelter
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOfficials in Britain are bracing for the worst this week as an unprecedented heat wave is forecast...
6 big takeaways from McKee's $13.7B budget proposal – from bonds to cigarettes to Cliff Walk
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPROVIDENCE - Rhode Island would build a new museum for its archives, give thousands of retirees a...
RI presidential primaries: Beyond easy victories for Biden and Trump, what happened?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPROVIDENCE – Rhode Island voters – about 38,000 of them at least – endorsed the presumptive nominees...
State wants to phase out sales of new gas-powered vehicles in RI by 2035. Here's how they'll do it.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPROVIDENCE — Rhode Island is joining a wave of states that are following California’s lead to phase...
From Rhode Island base, trafficker supplied by Mexican cartels spread drugs over Northeast
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA twice-deported Dominican Republic native settled into Providence, Rhode Island, and leveraged his...