Rhode Island News

Aggregated Rhode Island News Articles

• States to demand higher and faster SNAP benefits during court hearing
  
  A Rhode Island courtroom is the setting for a crucial hearing on federal food assistance, as states and groups challenge the Trump administration's handling of SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:05:00 GMT.
• American man Nicholas Rossi who faked his own death and fled to Scotland to escape rape charges is jailed
  
  Nicholas Rossi (pictured), 38, from the US state of Rhode Island, has been sentenced to at least five years behind bars for raping two women in northern Utah in 2008.
  Daily Mail.  Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:28:45 +0100.
• Democrat Who Bragged About Securing Millions For District Voted Against Bill That Funded It
  
  Democratic Rhode Island Rep. Seth Magaziner told his constituents that he secured tens of millions in federal funding for his district, but a vote tally reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation shows he voted against the measure. ...
  Adam Pack.  Daily Caller.  Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:23:29 +0000.
• Why gossip might actually be good for you
  
  Author and Brown University neuroscientist Oriel FeldmanHall joins CBS Mornings to discuss her Time magazine piece, "Gossiping Is Smarter Than You Think," which explores how gossip can be a powerful social tool rather than a flaw.
  CBS News.  Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:31:00 -0400.
• Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment
  
  Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements.
  Alan Blinder.  New York Times.  Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:13:37 +0000.
• Op-Ed: You Are Being Watched Too Sen. Whitehouse
  
  There is no better example of cowardice than a bully whose bluff has been called. In a blatant attempt at intimidation, Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse sent me an […] The post Op-Ed: You Are Being Watched Too Sen. ...
  Michael Austin.  Western Journal.  Sat, 27 Sep 2025 12:00:51 +0000.
• Judge rules feds can't require states to cooperate on immigration to get disaster money
  
  A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled on Wednesday that it's unconstitutional to require states to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get funding for disasters, which is overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
  Michael Casey.  Washington Times.  Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:45:53 -0400.
• Trump's order to halt offshore wind project overturned, Orsted to restart work soon
  
  The Interior Department had ordered Orsted on Aug. 22 to halt construction on Revolution Wind off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut.
  CNBC.  Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:31:19 GMT.
• Three High School Students Stand Up for Charlie Kirk, Call for Firing Teacher Who Celebrated His Murder
  
  Three Rhode Island high school students stood up to their teacher after he allegedly bashed Charlie Kirk in a TikTok tirade. ...
  Ole Braatelien.  Western Journal.  Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:47:02 +0000.
• Rhode Island's 'Taylor Swift Tax' on vacation homes of the wealthy is spreading to other states
  
  A push to tax the real estate of the wealthy has sparked a backlash among brokers and potential buyers, who say the taxes punish the most important local spenders.
  CNBC.  Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:00:01 GMT.

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