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Treading Water: How Rhode Island is Dealing with Recent Flooding

After years of repeat flooding, Rhode Island residents are picking up the pieces while state and city officials scramble to adapt to a new reality of climate change-driven disasters.

Lauren Clem,

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Breaking the Grass Ceiling

Two women are making strides in Rhode Island’s cannabis industry — not just for themselves, but for others as well.

Kaitlyn Murray,

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On a Roll

Now that Governor Dan McKee has appointed a Cannabis Control Commission, the state’s budding adult-use industry can move forward.

Dana Rae Laverty,

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Justice Served

Rhode Island courts must expunge all cannabis possession charges by July 2024. We check in on how it’s going.

Lauren Clem,

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Flashback: Rhode Island Monthly Through the 90s

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Flashback: Rhode Island Monthly Through the 80s

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Flashback: Rhode Island Monthly Through the 2020s (So Far)

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Looking Down On A Long Spiral Staircase

The Cost of the Justice System in Rhode Island

For years, a convoluted system of court fees and debt has kept ex-offenders mired in the criminal justice system. A movement for reform is trying to do away with it.

Ellen Liberman,

Matunuck Oyster Farm

Shellfish Games: Matunuck Oyster Farm’s Fight for Segar Cove

For years, Perry Raso, owner of Matunuck Oyster Bar, has been the face of sustainable, and successful, agriculture, but an increasing number of opponents are asking: at what — or whose — expense?

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Governor McKee Signs Executive Order to Protect Abortion Providers and Patients in Rhode Island

The order protects patients traveling to Rhode Island for reproductive health services from prosecution, as well as the health care workers who provide the services.

Kaitlyn Murray,