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Grand Opening For Table Games At Twin River
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With a grand opening for tables games at Twin River yesterday, Rhode Island now has a full-fledged casino. Voters last fall approved the transition of Twin River from a slot parlor to ...
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Here is the latest news. A grand opening yesterday for table games at the Twin River Casino. The House will vote next week on a state budget for the upcoming fiscal year. ...
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Gunfire In A Providence Neighborhood
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A 41-year-old Providence woman has been charged in connection with a shooting yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of Admiral Street and Douglas Avenue. Witnesses directed police to an apartment house where the ...
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No E-Z Pass Sales Tomorrow Or Saturday
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The Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority says the E-Z Pass office in Jamestown will be closed tomorrow and Saturday for a computer upgrade. "The Providence Journal" reports sales will resume on ...
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AG Says Banks Failing Consumers
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Attorney General Peter Kilmartin says Rhode Island consumers are still reporting problems with banks involved in the national foreclosure-abuse settlement. A settlement monitor reports there are compliance problems with the banks. The ...
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House Votes Next Week On State Budget
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The full House will vote next week on the more than eight-billion-dollar state budget passed by the House Finance Committee late Tuesday night. The proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year has ...
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State Gets A "C" For Teacher Prep
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The National Council on Teacher Quality has given Rhode Island a grade of "C" for its teacher preparation policies in 2012, that's up from a "D+" in 2011. "D+" is the average ...
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Report Says Costly To Default On Bonds
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The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council says defaulting on the 38 Studios bonds could cost the state more than it saves. In a report, RIPEC [[ RYE-peck ]] says defaulting on the ...
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Here is the latest news. A new report says it would be costly for the state to default on the 38 Studios bonds. The state gate a "C" for its teacher preparation ...
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Crack Down On Impaired Boaters Planned
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The state Department of Environmental Management and the Coast Guard will increase patrols June 28th through the 30th looking for impaired boaters. Operation Dry Water is an effort to reduce the number ...
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Strange
Driver says he was speeding so he could dry car
He was drying off his freshly washed car.
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Finance
GAO says airline merger would reduce competition
A government review finds that the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled by more than 53 million passengers.
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Science & Tech
Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite
Nearly 120 scientists and engineers from around the world are meeting in South Dakota this week to discuss operational and technical issues with collecting images from the Landsat 8 satellite.
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