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governor gina raimondo joins political roundtable to discuss the troubled rollout of the state s new 364 million system for social service benefits ; the raimondo administration s efforts to raise the skills of workers ; and a foul word used in a tweet about donald trump . read more tgif 19 things to know about rhode island politics & media ambar espinoza ripr efsb suspends its review of burrillville power plant application mark turek trinity rep theater review a family fights with the past and themselves in trinity rep s appropriate appropriate is both brilliant and bitter overdone and incisive . at times it seems to be right on an american original both hilarious and heartbreaking . other times it has you asking just what are these people on stage doing for heaven s sake for two hours forty five minutes including two intermissions it is a play of rage and regret of lives ruined hope gone . but . it s also a comedy believe it or not hilarious laughing out loud funny amid all the tears all the heartbreak . un ... read more bonus q & a smiley on truck tolls car taxes his to do list & more elisabeth harrison ripr former st. george s chaplain removed from priesthood over allegations of sexual abuse the arrogance of desimone and malik write in campaigns by scott mackay oct 14 2016 politicians love to say that elections matter . except when some of them don t like the results . ripr political analyst scott mackay wonders why two veteran democratic lawmakers won t accept their primary defeats . providence democratic lawmaker john desimone has been at the statehouse for 26 years . he worked his way up from the back bench to the influential position of house majority leader the second highest post in the house after the speaker . the bottom line developing new manufacturing in rhode island by ambar espinoza oct 14 2016 providence business news editor mark murphy joins rhode island public radio s dave fallon for our weekly business segment the bottom line . this week dave and mark speak with christian cowan center director at polaris mep . dhs responds to critics of botched system roll out by kristin gourlay oct 14 2016 kristin gourlay ripr department of human services officials say they re working with federal agencies to address concerns about the rocky roll out of a new computer system called uhip . the system enrolls rhode islanders in programs like food stamps and medicaid and replaces decades old technology . but some federal officials said it wasn t ready to go live when it did . feds give green light to new long term transportation plan by john bender oct 14 2016 aaron read ripr rhode island will be one of only three states in the country with a long range plan for transportation according to state officials who announced thursday they have received federal approval for a 10 year plan to improve roads bridges and public transit . the plan will be revised with public input every year a change from prior plans which covered just four years and were revisited only when it was time to craft a new plan . the pulse laughing gas makes a comeback in maternity wards by kristin gourlay oct 13 2016 kristin gourlay ripr south county hospital is the first in rhode island to bring back laughing gas for women in labor . it hasn t been used in the u.s. for decades . we delve into what happened to nitrous oxide and why it s making a comeback . local republicans not worried trump comments will have local ballot backlash by ian donnis oct 12 2016 ian donnis ripr lewd comments made by trump 11 years ago have led some congressional republicans to back away from the gop nominee . the head of the state republican party says he s not worried that donald trump may hurt efforts to increase gop ranks in the general assembly . state gop chairman brandon bell says trump s recently publicized remarks about women are indefensible and unacceptable . but bell said local voters can separate trump from the issues backed by rhode island republicans . urban planning group offers approval of providence plan for 6 10 connector by john bender oct 12 2016 providence planning department urban planning think tank grow smart ri is applauding a plan from providence officials to replace the interchange between routes 6 and 10 . the aging highway corridor cuts through several neighborhoods and transportation advocates wanted to replace it with a pedestrian friendly boulevard . the state department of transportation has proposed rebuilding the highway roughly as is . scott wolf head of grow smart ri said the city s alternative plan is an acceptable compromise . after nearly two decades providence housing authority section 8 waitlist to reopen by john bender oct 12 2016 the providence housing authority is opening the wait list for section 8 housing for the first timesince 1998 . the list typically holds thousands of people . the section 8 voucher program allows residents to find their own rental housing and get a portion of the cost paid by the providence housing authority . two ri lawmakers on what it means to be an american in 2016 by ian donnis oct 12 2016 ian donnis americans remain sharply divided in the run up to the presidential election next month . one issue raised repeatedly during this campaign is immigration and what it means to be an american . this i believe rhode island art of teaching by david mellor oct 11 2016 albert einstein once said it is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge . that s a rather idealized vision of teaching of course and it doesn t always work out that way . any seasoned teacher can tell you about the complex mix of joyful frustrating triumphant and sad moments . veteran educator david mellor reminds us that teaching can be full of wonderful surprises delivered in some rather delightful packaging . listen listening ... 4 14 david mellor has taught high school mathematics for more than twenty years . pages1 2 3 4 next last policy & pinot the 2016 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