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Politics

Carcieri works to shield former aide as contractor sues R.I.

Johnston OKs change in benefits for firefighters

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Assembly

R.I. Supreme Court appointment may be delayed

Veto of domestic partners funeral bill sparks protest at R.I. State House

R.I. legislative commission gets ideas on shared municipal services

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Government

R.I. State Police swear in 36 new troopers

Panel to discuss effect of R.I. law governing marijuana possession

Many will now have to e-file tax returns

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Election

Fontaine, Moreau win R.I. mayoral races

R.I. municipal elections include races for council, mayor

Candidates from Pawtucket, E. Providence vie for Assembly seat

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Education

A big drop in number of school-age children is upon us

Brown’s supercomputer brings tasks down to earth

Cumberland schools put on high alert after threats

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Green / Environment

‘Pay-as-you-throw’ trash program proposed as a money saver

Environmental Digest

Smithfield council hires firm to gauge wind

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Veterans Journal

Veterans exhibit celebrates service, reflects on war’s impact

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Environmental Journal

Environmental Journal: New report asserts R.I. CO2 emissions soared 24 percent

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Health

Flu Update

R.I. insurers required to pay for annual mammograms at age 40

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Courts

Woonsocket couple sentenced to prison for tax evasion

Carcieri works to shield former aide as contractor sues R.I.

Girlfriend doesn’t recall Kent Hospital doctors examining Woods

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Around New England

AP Connecticut

Updated 05:20 a.m.

Report finds wide disparities in gifted education

Scientist's love for birds leads to recognition

Greenwich woman returns to Arctic Circle

AP Maine

Updated 05:21 a.m.

NH man who struck deer hit by 2 cars

Planes ready to leave Brunswick, Maine Navy base

USS Virginia heading to Portsmouth shipyard

AP Massachusetts

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NH man who struck deer hit by 2 cars

Mass. elderly driver bill stalls on Beacon Hill

AP New Hampshire

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NH man who struck deer hit by 2 cars

Lawyer says he warned NH about mortgage co. owner

NH ethics panel to investigate rail contract

AP Rhode Island

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RI "tall ship" to undergo steel, mechanical work

RI gov asks for ornaments for Heroes' Tree

RI lawmaker-elect to fill seat held by late father

AP Vermont

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Ben & Jerry's names new flavor after Hannah Teter

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Behind closed doors: How R.I. decriminalized prostitution

To understand how Rhode Island became the only state in America to decriminalize prostitution, you have to go back to the mid-1970s, when a powerful politician helped advance the cause of a former prostitute.