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RI lawmakers hope to tackle ongoing primary care physician shortage

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island lawmakers met with health care professionals Tuesday to discuss ways to tackle the ongoing shortage of primary care physicians statewide. The discussions took ...
The Brown Daily Herald

As homelessness in RI rises, HOPE continues community outreach, efforts to support rent stabilization

Last month, Rhode Island legislators urged Gov. Dan McKee to declare homelessness a statewide public health emergency. As the new semester begins, leaders from student group Housing Opportunities for ...
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Governor McKee pushes to make Rhode Island’s Hope Scholarship permanent in state budget

Governor Dan McKee rallied students, staff and alumni at Rhode Island College on Tuesday to call for making the Hope Scholarship a permanent fixture in the state’s fiscal year 2027 budget. The Hope ...
The Providence Journal

Hope & Main is building a more resilient food economy in RI. Here's how it's done

Hope & Main, a Rhode Island culinary incubator, helps launch food businesses and supports the local food economy. Hope & Main faces challenges meeting increased demand and helping businesses navigate ...
The Providence Journal

From hail to heat waves: RI farmers weather a year of extremes (and it's affecting the corn)

Varying weather patterns across Rhode Island have created challenges for farmers during the growing season. A hail storm damaged crops at Pezza Farm in Foster, while high temperatures affected corn ...