Rhode Island News

Aggregated Rhode Island News Articles

• House Republicans subpoena Brown University and Penn in Ivy League antitrust probe
  
  The probe was first launched in April, but the universities' responses were deemed "inadequate."
  CNBC.  Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:17:48 GMT.
• Federal judge blocks mass layoffs and reorganization plans at HHS
  
  A federal judge in Rhode Island has blocked the Department of Health and Human Services from implementing mass layoffs and overhauling some of its sub-agencies.
  CBS News.  Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:27:00 -0400.
• Providence City Council approves mailers teaching residents how to resist ICE operations
  
  Rhode Island's capital city distributes bilingual cards advising residents on immigration enforcement, noting immigrants have been vital to Providence for centuries.
  Fox News.  Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:37:22 -0400.
• Celebrity enclave at war after 'Taylor Swift tax' threatens to wipe out holiday homes of the wealthy
  
  Locals who summer in Rhode Island are up in arms after the state approved a controversial bill, dubbed the 'Taylor Swift Tax', on million-dollar second homes.
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:01:35 GMT.
• House committee demands Brown University hand over memos on student behind DOGE-style email
  
  House Republicans requested documents from Brown University regarding free speech concerns after student investigated non-faculty employees and rising tuition costs.
  Fox News.  Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:24:32 -0400.
• Rhode Island lawmakers pass bill to ban sales of assault weapons
  
  Rhode Island's Democratic-controlled state House has advanced legislation that would ban sales of certain semiautomatic rifles
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Sat, 21 Jun 2025 02:42:00 GMT.
• Captain Cook's Endeavour confirmed to be in Rhode Island waters
  
  The location of the HMS Endeavour, a lost ship belonging to 18th-century British explorer Captain James Cook, has been confirmed as Rhode Island's Newport Harbor.
  CBS News.  Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:53:00 -0400.
• Student behind DOGE-style probe tells Congress that Brown U. is 'empire of administrative bloat'
  
  The Brown University student who faced discipline for asking thousands of administrators how they spend their workday took his fight against bureaucratic excess in education Thursday to Congress.
  Valerie Richardson.  Washington Times.  Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:39:23 -0400.
• Brown Disciplined a Student Who Asked Questions in the Style of Elon Musk and DOGE
  
  A conservative student newspaper had DOGE-style questions about the work of Brown University staff. Its writers were summoned to disciplinary hearings.
  Jeremy W. Peters.  New York Times.  Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:10:08 +0000.
• Nonprofit launches new bluetech accelerator with $13.5M from NOAA
  
  A global nonprofit brought 15 bluetech startups from across the country to Rhode Island to kick off the first stage of its accelerator program.
  Eli Chavez.  American City Business Journals.  Mon, 12 May 2025 18:01:33 +0000.

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