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Tri Ri Asset Management announces launch of Flagship VC fund

Nasdaq Globe Newswire 13 May 2023
Tri Ri Asset Impact Fund, with a commitment of USD 50 million, serves as the fund's anchor.
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McKee taps new head of RI 'super agency' EOHHS. Here's what we know.

The Providence Journal 13 May 2023
PROVIDENCE - Gov. Dan McKee is seeking to promote Richard Charest, the current director of the agency that runs the state's "last resort" hospital, to the helm of the $3.6 billion super-agency known as the Executive Office of Health & Human Services (EOHHS) — the same agency that some lawmakers want to eliminate ... More ... What comes next? ... The challenge ... .
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A fully-funded RIPTA puts RI on the road to a safer, better life | Opinion

The Providence Journal 13 May 2023
Patricia Raub is co-chair of Rhode Island Transit Riders, a volunteer-led group dedicated to expanding and improving public transportation. Emmerich Davies is a member of the group's steering committee. The state’s neglect is saddling RIPTA with a heavy burden ... It is time to speak, and we hope state leaders hear ... More ... More ... Facebook. Twitter. Email ... .
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ACLU challenges `solitary confinement' in case of RI inmate who says he spent 450 days ...

The Providence Journal 13 May 2023
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island abandoned the use of long-term solitary confinement in the 1840s after concluding that it led to mental instability, suicidal thoughts and derangement ... The state ACLU weighed in a case before the 1st U.S ... More. 'Blood on their hands'. After ACI deaths, advocates push for solitary confinement reform ... Ventura has said ... U.S ... .
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Ashley Deckert sails through first approval to lead troubled DCYF. Here's what's next.

The Providence Journal 13 May 2023
PROVIDENCE – The state Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee on Thursday unanimously approved the governor’s nomination of Ashley Deckert to be the next director of the often-troubled Department of Children, Youth and Families ... More ... Said Sen. Jessica de la Cruz at Thursday’s hearing ... More. Since 2019, 28 RI children known to DCYF have died ... .
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Pollinators are in trouble. Could ending roadside mowing of RI highways make a difference?

The Providence Journal 12 May 2023
For decades the image of a well-maintained highway has been well-mowed, grassy stretches on either side of the road ... There is a matching bill in the House ... “There are approximately 250 species of wild bees in RI ... Coming to RI? ... Can RI meet clean energy goals and still protect land? ... What to know as RI moves to phase out sales of gas-powered vehicles ... .
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Patna: POCSO court awards 25 yrs of jail term to man accused of raping minor girl

Hindustan Times 12 May 2023
A special court for The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012, on Friday awarded 25 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) to an accused of raping a 10-year-old minor girl in Bihar.
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Nonprofits ask state to fund 160-unit affordable housing project in East Providence

The Providence Journal 12 May 2023
PROVIDENCE — A former nursing home-turned-Johnson and Wales University dormitory-turned-empty building with water damage and mold could become part of a three-building, 160-unit affordable housing complex, and move people from the state's long list of those seeking shelter into permanent housing ... They are asking the state for $28 million ... .
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Online gambling could bring $210m in revenue. Why is Rhode Island Lottery pushing back?

The Providence Journal 12 May 2023
While 18-year-olds are banned by law from smoking and drinking in Rhode Island, they can place online sports wagers, which has made them kingpins of sorts in high school gambling operations, former Sen. John Tassoni, speaking as a board member of the Rhode Island Council on Problem Gambling, told a Senate committee on Wednesday night ... More ... " ... Twitter.
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‘That’s not a $4K tattoo I’m so sorry’: Woman says she was scammed out of ...

The Daily Dot 12 May 2023
It was stitched with another clip from a user named Ri McCue who also said that she felt cheated following her appointment with the same tattoo artist. @ririality #stitch with @cmonteith sharing my experience finally #tattoogate #lucidtattoos #tattoohorrorstory #tattooscam #lindsayjoseph #cambridgeontario #ontariotattoo ♬ original sound - Ri McCue.

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