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Craven resigns as R.I. House Judiciary chair, after scrutiny of past domestic violence incidents

He said he will remain in his House seat representing North Kingstown until the end of his term, and would not seek re-election.
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R.I. AFL-CIO sues Trump’s EPA over termination of $7 billion Solar for All program

“The Solar for All program is critical to meeting the mandates of the Act on Climate and could lead to hundreds of good-paying union jobs,” R.I. AFL-CIO President Patrick Crowley said.

Ahead of second term, Mayor Michelle Wu taps new chief of staff

As she plans ahead for her second term, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is looking to a longtime City Hall aide to help lead her administration into a new phase.

What could rent control look like in Providence? Portland, Maine, offers clues.

Portland has a complicated rent control system that has ratcheted up tensions between landlords and tenants.
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Trump says he’s open to health care deal with Democrats as shutdown hits Day 6. Follow live updates.

Negotiations between the two parties have been virtually non-existent since the start of the shutdown despite the impact on federal services.

Trump approves Alaska mining road to boost copper, zinc production

The gravel road and mining project, north of Fairbanks, Alaska, “is something that should’ve been long operating and making billions of dollars for our country and supplying a lot of energy and minerals,” Trump said.

Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump’s Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling

The lawsuit alleges that “these advances in President Trump’s long-declared ‘War’ on Chicago and Illinois are unlawful and dangerous.”

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DOJ reverses plan to tie federal grants for crime victims to compliance with immigration policy: R.I. attorney general

“As all-powerful as this President would like you to believe he is, he’s still limited by the letter of the law and the separation of powers,” Attorney General Peter Neronha said.

Nearly ‘unintelligible’ anti-DEI law in New Hampshire blocked (and knocked) by federal judge

“It is hard to imagine how schools could continue to operate at even a basic level if the laws’ prohibitions were enforced to their full extent,” the judge said.

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R.I. Attorney General Neronha says he won’t run for governor

The Democrat announced he will “step away from politics at the end of my second term next year” rather than joining a primary against Governor McKee and Helena Buonanno Foulkes.

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Brown, MIT, Dartmouth, and other elite colleges face fresh demands from Trump administration with new compact

“Institutions of higher education are free to develop models and values other than those below, if the institution elects to forego federal benefits,” the compact read.

Ed Kennedy, state senator from Lowell, dies at 74

State Senator Ed Kennedy, a Lowell Democrat who served as a city councilor and mayor before joining the Legislature, died Wednesday, according to legislative officials. He was 74.

Governor Healey, AG Campbell criticize Trump administration for close to $7 million in cuts to public safety funds

Healey’s office said the loss in funding "jeopardizes Massachusetts’ ability to equip local emergency services and safeguard critical infrastructure against terrorist threats and other emergencies."

How will a federal government shutdown impact N.H.? State leaders offer details.

“In New Hampshire, we put together a responsible, balanced budget every two years — leaders in Washington should take a page out of our playbook," said Governor Kelly Ayotte.

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R.I. judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to cut $233m in grants to ‘sanctuary’ states

“Federal emergency funding cannot be held hostage from states who are rightfully resisting the President’s unlawful attempts to force them to do his bidding,” Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha said.