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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 12h
Providence alleges a landlord used a rent algorithm at 95 Lofts, with one tenant offered a 44% renewal hike. Meanwhile RI's price-gouging law only applies in declared emergencies. What the law covers, and what you can do. upriseri.com/article/your-rent-your…
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Your Rent, Your Groceries, Their Algorithm
Providence brings its first rent-algorithm ban case over a 44% renewal offer at 95 Lofts, while RI's price-gouging law applies only in emergencies.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 29/09/2026
Attorney General Peter Neronha will not approve CharterCARE’s draft five-year plan for Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals. upriseri.com/article/neronha-reject…
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Neronha Rejects Draft Plan for Two Hospitals
Rhode Island's attorney general rejected a draft plan for Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals and ordered a revised plan by Friday, October 2.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 29/09/2026
East Greenwich councilors learned Monday that the State Police had switched off three Flock license-plate cameras on I-95 and Route 4. upriseri.com/article/state-police-t…
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State Police Turn Off Three Flock License-Plate Cameras in East Greenwich After Town Objects
East Greenwich council learned State Police deactivated three Flock license-plate cameras and took no action, keeping a legal option ready.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 29/09/2026
Question 5 asks RI voters to authorize up to $55M in borrowing for resilience, open space, farmland, parks and brownfields. $25M goes to local flood and coastal work. Most recipients get picked after the vote. upriseri.com/article/question-5-wha…
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Question 5: What the $55M Green Bond Would Buy
Rhode Island's Question 5 would borrow up to $55 million for resilience, open space, farmland and parks. Here's the breakdown and the debt cost.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 29/09/2026
Veolia's full outdoor-water ban in parts of South Kingstown and Narragansett shifts to odd/even watering Tuesday. upriseri.com/article/veolia-swaps-f…
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Veolia Swaps Full Water Ban for Odd/even Days Tuesday
Veolia customers in South Kingstown and Narragansett can water on odd/even days starting Tuesday, but the aquifer hasn't fully recovered.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 28/09/2026
State environmental regulators cited Electrolizing Inc. in Providence after finding over 10,000 gallons of chromium-laced waste in containment pits, some dating to 2020. upriseri.com/article/state-cites-pr…
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State Cites Providence Plater Over Waste Pits
RIDEM cited Electrolizing over toxic pits at its Providence plant, while workers await federal inspection results on hazardous chemical exposure.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 27/09/2026
Netanyahu spoke at the U.N. General Assembly Thursday with an ICC arrest warrant hanging over him. No one arrested him. Here's why the Rome Statute didn't bind Washington, and where Geneva law and immunity come in. upriseri.com/article/netanyahu-the-…
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Netanyahu, the ICC Warrant and the Limits of U.S. Law
Netanyahu spoke at the U.N. in New York despite an ICC arrest warrant. Here is what U.S. law, treaties and immunity rules say about arresting him.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 26/09/2026
A new Groundwork report warns AI data centers can shift grid costs onto households. Rhode Island Energy's proposed winter rate of 17.029 cents/kWh cites gas prices and grid costs instead, and a bill to protect… upriseri.com/article/ais-power-bill…
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AI's Power Bill Warning Meets Rhode Island's Record
A new Groundwork report warns AI data centers can raise household power costs. Rhode Island's rate filings cite other causes for a proposed winter hike.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 25/09/2026
ITEP pegs the Iran war's hit from higher fuel and energy prices at $750 per U.S. household. That leaves out the war's direct federal costs and the interest on borrowed money, which taxpayers cover too. upriseri.com/article/the-wars-dolla…
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The War's $750 Energy Toll Is Only Part of the Bill
ITEP says Iran war fuel and energy prices cost U.S. households $750 each. Here is what that means for Rhode Island gas, heating and electric bills.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 25/09/2026
Regulators approved a $28 million winter electric credit, per Gov. McKee's office: $20.45 per eligible Rhode Island Energy account in each of the January, February and March 2027 billing periods. upriseri.com/article/winter-electri…
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Winter Electric Credit to be $61.35 Per Eligible Account
Rhode Island Energy customers in A-16 and A-60 rate classes get $20.45 credits on January through March 2027 bills, paid from $28 million in RGGI funds.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 24/09/2026
A national report says state wage enforcement is blowing past the feds, boosted by New York's DoorDash deal. But in Rhode Island, records show a gap between the $1M in back wages DLT assessed in 2025 and what working families… upriseri.com/article/who-collects-w…
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Who Collects When Employers Steal Wages?
Rhode Island data reveals a sharp gap between assessed unpaid wages and what workers actually collect, even as national reports tout state crackdowns.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 24/09/2026
The UFL is coming to Pawtucket. A new spring football team will play at Centreville Bank Stadium starting in 2027, with a home opener April 2. upriseri.com/article/ufl-brings-spr…
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UFL Brings Spring Football to Pawtucket in 2027
The UFL will play in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in 2027, with an April 2 home opener and a team name reveal set for October 18 at Centreville Bank Stadium.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 24/09/2026
Twelve states settled their fight over the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger, and Rhode Island wasn't one of them. The proposed deal's cable rules exclude streaming. upriseri.com/article/what-rhode-isl…
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What Rhode Island's AG Can Do About a Mega-Merger
California's Paramount-Warner settlement awaits a judge. Rhode Island's AG can sue over mergers, but its preapproval power is built for hospital deals.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 23/09/2026
Reed voted yes. Whitehouse voted no. Both times. The Senate has advanced the Protect College Sports Act in two procedural votes, moving toward a statutory antitrust shield for the NCAA, conferences and schools –… upriseri.com/article/reed-whitehous…
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Reed, Whitehouse Split as Senate Advances NCAA Shield
RI Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse split as the Senate advanced the Protect College Sports Act toward a conditional NCAA antitrust shield.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 23/09/2026
California and 11 other states would drop their effort to block Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition. upriseri.com/article/states-trade-p…
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States Trade Paramount/WB Merger Fight for Five-Year Pact
Rhode Island viewers could feel the effects of a $110 billion media deal governed by five years of cable, film and news restrictions.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 23/09/2026
The House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act 417-3. A day later one senator blocked it. Read the text and the key word is "consider": states only have to weigh making 100 MW data centers pay for grid upgrades. upriseri.com/article/data-center-bi…
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Data Center Bill Tells States to 'Consider' Who Pays
The House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act 417-3, but it only asks states to consider making data centers pay. Rhode Island bills go further.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 23/09/2026
A free two-day dental clinic runs Sept. 26-27 at 335R Prairie Ave. in Providence. No appointments, no ID required, first come first served until roughly 600 slots fill. upriseri.com/article/free-two-day-d…
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Free Two-Day Dental Clinic in Providence: What to Know
Rhode Island Mission of Mercy offers free dental care Sept. 26-27 at 335R Prairie Ave. in Providence. No appointments; first come, first served until full.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 22/09/2026
New England's grid just logged its 500th duck curve day: midday demand lower than overnight, thanks to rooftop solar. The ISO's quietest hour now lands during lunch half the year. Rhode Island bills? upriseri.com/article/solar-has-flip…
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Solar Has Flipped the Grid's Clock.
ISO New England logged its 500th duck curve day as solar cuts midday demand. What it means for Rhode Island Energy bills and solar credits.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 22/09/2026
Elon Musk's America PAC is telling voters in five states that Democratic Senate candidates voted for "taxpayer-funded sex changes on kids." The votes it cites were against restrictions. upriseri.com/article/musk-pacs-sex-…
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Musk PAC's 'Sex Change' Ads Twist the Record
Musk's America PAC says Senate Democrats backed taxpayer-funded surgeries for kids. Legislative records don't support it; Rhode Island votes November 3.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 22/09/2026
A Boston Globe piece on David Morales's Providence primary win framed pro-Palestinian politics as a danger to Jewish residents, then described the genocide in Gaza as a disputed term. upriseri.com/article/boston-globe-r…
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Boston Globe Refuses to Call Palestinian Massacre a Genocide
A Boston Globe piece on David Morales's Providence primary win cast pro-Palestinian politics as a threat and treated genocide in Gaza as a disputed term.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 22/09/2026
Gov. Dan McKee is nearing a federal deadline to choose 25 of Rhode Island’s 55 eligible tracts for new Opportunity Zones. upriseri.com/article/mckees-opportu…
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McKee’s Opportunity Zone Picks Near Deadline
Rhode Island must nominate 25 new Opportunity Zones as Treasury data show the first round’s investment was concentrated in real estate.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 21/09/2026
A proposed 208-megawatt, six-hour battery storage facility at Quonset has moved into state advisory review. The PUC must weigh whether it's needed and whether it can deliver power at the lowest reasonable cost to consumers. upriseri.com/article/quonset-batter…
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Quonset Battery Plan Enters Ratepayer Review
A proposed 208-MW battery storage facility at Quonset in North Kingstown is under PUC advisory review, with agency opinions due February 19, 2027.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 21/09/2026
Rhode Island's offshore wind project just finished installing all 65 turbines off Point Judith. That's a real construction milestone, but the project is still being commissioned, and state forecasts show any… upriseri.com/article/final-turbine-…
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Final Turbine Up at Revolution Wind. Bill Savings? Later.
All 65 Revolution Wind turbines are installed, but Rhode Island bill savings remain a projection until commissioning finishes.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 21/09/2026
A Providence resident’s federal case tied to a 2025 protest outside an Illinois ICE facility was dismissed with prejudice. upriseri.com/article/providence-man…
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Providence Man’s ICE-Protest Case Collapsed
A Providence resident’s Chicago ICE-protest case ended in dismissal as federal prosecutors faced setbacks in several districts.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 20/09/2026
Renewing an EV in Rhode Island now costs $400 more over two years. Plug-in hybrids, $200. Regular hybrids, even mild ones, $100. The state's own budget benchmark for an average driver's gas tax was $150 a year. upriseri.com/article/why-your-ev-or…
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Why Your EV or Hybrid Renewal Costs Hundreds More
Rhode Island adds $200 a year for EVs, $100 for plug-in hybrids and $50 for hybrids at the DMV. Here's what the fee funds and how it compares to gas tax.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 20/09/2026
A May Bureau of Prisons policy says the attorney general may, in certain circumstances, designate or redesignate where federal prisoners serve their sentences. upriseri.com/article/new-bop-rule-g…
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New BOP Rule Gives AG a Role in Prison Placement
A new BOP policy gives the attorney general a role in prison placement decisions affecting Rhode Islanders sentenced in federal court.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 19/09/2026
ISO New England finalized cost allocation for a $2.2B transmission project in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. All six states pay by peak demand share. upriseri.com/article/ri-ratepayers-…
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RI Ratepayers Will Share a $2.2B Grid Buildout Tab
ISO New England finalized cost allocation for a $2.2 billion Maine-New Hampshire transmission project. Rhode Island Energy customers will pay a share.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 19/09/2026
Amazon has issued $845 million in Prime settlement payments. Consumers have accepted $235 million. A judge just rewrote the rules: cap raised to $200, new automatic round starts Oct. upriseri.com/article/amazon-prime-r…
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Amazon Prime Refunds Grow to $200 Cap, No Claim Needed
The FTC says Amazon Prime settlement payments are now automatic, capped at $200, with a new round Oct. 1. What Rhode Island Prime customers should know.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 18/09/2026
Rhode Island's unemployment rate dropped to 3.7% in August, but that is not the whole story. Statewide nonfarm jobs rose by only 300 over the past year, while 16,500 residents dropped out of the civilian labor… upriseri.com/article/why-a-37percen…
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Why a 3.7% Jobless Rate Doesn't Mean RI Is Booming
Rhode Island's unemployment rate dropped to 3.7% in August, but state employers added only 300 jobs over the year while the labor force shrank.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 18/09/2026
Jay Carney – Obama's press secretary, then Amazon's top policy executive while Reuters says the company gutted privacy bills in 25 states – now runs the AI industry's outreach to Democrats. upriseri.com/article/ai-industry-hi…
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AI Industry Hires Obama Aide to Court Democrats
Ex-Obama press secretary Jay Carney joins SV Angel's Project Blueprint to woo Democrats after fighting state privacy laws like Rhode Island's at Amazon.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 18/09/2026
Cumberland's Town Council voted 6-1 to list data centers as a prohibited use in the town's zoning ordinance. The sponsoring councilor cited electricity costs, water use and noise in other communities. upriseri.com/article/cumberland-cou…
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Cumberland Council Bans Data Centers in Zoning Ordinance on 6-1 Vote
Cumberland's Town Council voted 6-1 on Sept. 16 to list data centers as a prohibited use in the town's zoning ordinance after public testimony in support.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 17/09/2026
The Fed raised rates for the first time since 2023. Rhode Islanders with variable-rate credit may feel the change most quickly, while existing fixed-rate mortgages and other fixed loans generally keep their contracted rates. upriseri.com/article/fed-rate-hike-…
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Fed Rate Hike Puts Variable Debt on Watch
Rhode Island borrowers with variable-rate debt face the clearest impact after the Fed raised its benchmark rate to 3.75%–4%.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 17/09/2026
A federal bill introduced today would restrict non-physician businesses from owning or controlling medical practices. The proposal arrives as Rhode Island expands transaction oversight and struggles with primary-care access. upriseri.com/article/bill-targets-c…
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Bill Targets Corporate Control of Doctors
Rhode Island doctors and patients could be affected by a federal bill restricting corporate ownership and control of medical practices.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 17/09/2026
That "warranty void if removed" sticker is often bluffing. Since 1975, federal law has barred companies from tying coverage to branded parts or authorized shops. upriseri.com/article/what-actually-…
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What Actually Voids Your Warranty? Less Than You Think
Federal law bars companies from voiding warranties over third-party parts or outside repairs. What Rhode Island consumers can do after a denial.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 16/09/2026
A Senate committee hears testimony today on S. 5338, which would end DOE's six-year review of appliance efficiency standards, void two 2023 rules and bar states from replacing revoked federal standards. upriseri.com/article/senate-applian…
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Senate Appliance Bill Would Tie Rhode Island's Hands
Senators weigh S. 5338 today, a bill rewriting federal appliance efficiency standards that saved a typical Rhode Island household an estimated $8,200.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 16/09/2026
A recovered Flock camera produced millions of images, not simply isolated plate reads. Rhode Island records show searchable vehicle histories and wide-ranging sharing arrangements, while a Cumberland lawsuit alleges… upriseri.com/article/hacked-flock-c…
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Hacked Flock Camera Reveals Driver Photos, More
Rhode Island Flock camera policies allow historical vehicle searches as a Cumberland lawsuit alleges an image showed a driver and passenger.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 16/09/2026
ISO New England says the grid stayed reliable through heat waves, wildfire smoke that halved solar output, and an eclipse. Meanwhile Rhode Island Energy wants 17.029 cents/kWh this winter, up from 11.092 this summer. upriseri.com/article/the-grid-held-…
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The Grid Held. Your Winter Power Rate Still Climbs
ISO New England reports a reliable summer grid, while Rhode Island Energy's proposed 17.029-cent winter supply rate awaits a PUC vote in Warwick.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 16/09/2026
Enova pulled its bid to buy Grasshopper Bank and set up a national bank in Utah. Federal law lets a national bank export its home state's rate ceiling. Rhode Island caps small loans at 2-3% a month. upriseri.com/article/high-cost-lend…
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High-Cost Lender Enova Drops Its National Bank Bid
Enova dropped its bid to buy Grasshopper Bank and form a Utah national bank. Advocates said the plan could override Rhode Island loan rate limits.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 16/09/2026
$40,000 car plus an $85 mandatory doc fee? The FTC says the ad has to read $40,085. New staff guidance out today: advertised prices must be what any buyer can actually pay, minus only government charges. upriseri.com/article/ftc-to-car-dea…
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FTC to Car Dealers: The Advertised Price Is the Price
New FTC guidance says advertised car prices must include mandatory dealer fees. Here is how it fits with Rhode Island's $400 doc fee cap and DMV rules.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 15/09/2026
Woonsocket's City Council voted 5-1 against banning automated license plate readers and cancelling its Flock Safety contract. upriseri.com/article/woonsocket-cou…
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Woonsocket Council Rejects Flock Camera Ban 5-1, Tables Regulation for Rewrite as Ordinance
The Woonsocket City Council voted 5-1 against banning license plate readers and cancelling its Flock Safety contract, tabling a regulation for rewrite.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 15/09/2026
The Portsmouth Town Council voted 5-2 to move ahead with a court complaint challenging Rhode Island's 2025 affordable housing laws, authorizing up to $20,000 in attorney fees. upriseri.com/article/portsmouth-cou…
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Portsmouth Council Votes 5-2 to File Housing Law Lawsuit With Up to $20,000 in Legal Fees
The Portsmouth Town Council voted 5-2 to file a complaint challenging Rhode Island's 2025 affordable housing laws, with up to $20,000 in attorney fees.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 15/09/2026
The ACLU of Rhode Island says Flock Safety's police "transparency portals" show only the present: rolling 30-day numbers, no public history. upriseri.com/article/the-flock-came…
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The Flock Camera Portals Show Today. Not Yesterday.
The ACLU of Rhode Island says Flock Safety transparency portals show only current data and that Flock's site is excluded from the Internet Archive.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 15/09/2026
Heading into downtown Providence this weekend? RIPTA is detouring 41 bus routes all day and night on Friday and Saturday for PVDFest. upriseri.com/article/ripta-detours-…
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RIPTA Detours 41 Bus Routes for PVDFest
RIPTA is detouring 41 bus routes in Providence for PVDFest, moving Kennedy Plaza stops to Dyer Street from first trip Friday through last trip Saturday.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 14/09/2026
How late are RIPTA buses, really? I read the agency's own filings. FY2025 on-time rate: 77% against an 80% goal. Every month of 2025 it reported came in under target. upriseri.com/article/how-late-are-r…
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How Late Are RIPTA Buses? The Agency's Own Data Answer
RIPTA's own records show Rhode Island buses met the agency's on-time window 77% of the time in FY2025, below its 80% goal, with wide gaps between routes.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 14/09/2026
Before Mayor Brett Smiley vetoed Providence’s rent stabilization ordinance this spring, the City Council proposed a 4% cap and unit-level vacancy control. Public records from St. upriseri.com/article/the-rent-contr…
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The Rent Control Question: What Rent Caps Actually Did in Other Cities
Providence debated a 4% rent stabilization cap in 2026. Here is what public data and records show from cities that enacted similar policies.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 13/09/2026
Federal data shows labor's share of U.S. business output hit a record-low 52.8%. In Rhode Island, where average weekly pay trails the national average by $167 and half of renters are cost-burdened, the split leaves little… upriseri.com/article/labors-share-h…
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Labor's Share Hits Record Low as RI Costs Mount
The U.S. labor share hit a record-low 52.8% while Rhode Island weekly wages trailed the national average and local housing costs continued to bite.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 12/09/2026
Rhode Island is building AI programs while debating who pays for the power, water and tax costs of data centers. A proposed Smithfield corporate complex puts the state’s economic-development promises to a practical test. upriseri.com/article/rhode-islands-…
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Rhode Island’s AI Bet Faces a Cost Test
Rhode Island is expanding AI training as lawmakers weigh data-center power costs and Smithfield reviews a complex that could include one.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 12/09/2026
New York added about 1,900 resident federal tax filers reporting at least $1 million in 2023 after raising top rates. upriseri.com/article/new-york-data-…
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New York Data Complicate RI’s Millionaire Tax Debate
Rhode Island’s high-earner surtax starts in 2027 as New York data show more million-dollar filers alongside continued out-migration.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 12/09/2026
FDA wants food companies to tell it about ingredients they've decided are "generally recognized as safe." Telling is not approving. The proposal would let existing ingredients through without safety data. upriseri.com/article/fda-wants-noti…
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FDA Wants Notice on Food Additives, Not Approval
FDA's proposed GRAS rule would require food makers to notify the agency of self-determined safe additives, not win approval. What it means for RI shoppers.
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Uprise RI @upriseri.com · 11/09/2026
25 years after 9/11, Brown's Costs of War Project estimates $8 trillion spent through 2021 and 4.5 to 4.7 million dead. Rhode Island's Guard nears 7,000 deployments, and the state is only now reviewing its surveillance cameras. upriseri.com/article/911-at-25-the-…
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9/11 at 25: The Costs and the Cause
Brown's Costs of War Project tallies $8 trillion and millions dead as Rhode Island counts Guard deployments, veterans' costs and surveillance after 9/11.
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