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Can a Royal Charter provision shield Rhode Island from Trump’s tariffs?
Rep. McNamara maintains the 1663 Royal Charter empowers the governor to create free trade zones, but R.I. Commerce officials ...
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RI Department of State announces Rhode Island Independence Day Commemoration
Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI Department of State today announced that the State House will once again be open ...
Could RI shirk Trump's tariffs and become a free trade zone? One lawmaker's pitch.
Rep. Joseph McNamara believes that the 1663 royal charter allows Rhode Island to avoid federal tariffs on cars and other imported goods by establishing its own free trade zones. While it’s debatable ...
No need for a compass. Here's why some RI towns have directions in their names
While many of the Ocean State’s regional names are a nod to Narragansett Indian Tribe words, others came from English ...
Baseball great Ted Williams inspired university statue in Rhode Island
With no portraits of Rhode Island theologian Roger Williams to go by, sculptor based image on the Splendid Splinter ...
For the birds: The debate over Gould Island's future and what it means for nesting birds
Waterbirds have seen a resurgence thanks to Gould Island's private nature, but efforts to open the island to recreation has created worry.
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The Smallest U.S. State Is Smaller Than Many National Parks
Rhode Island continued to be the most rebellious of the 13 U.S. colonies in the 18th century, earning the nickname "Rogue ...
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Pulitzer Winner Rick Atkinson to discuss the American Revolution at the Colony House
Rick Atkinson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, is coming to Newport to talk about his latest book on the American Revolution. The event is happening on May 9 at the historic Colony House from 6 to ...