The Pell Grant started in Rhode Island 50 years ago. Will it outlive the US Department of Education?
Some fear the Pell Grant, the popular college aid program created by a Rhode Island senator, could be in jeopardy amid ...
Gov. Shapiro says the Trump administration has unfrozen billions in grants and loans
Shapiro said in a news conference that more than $2 billion that his administration had identified as either frozen or held ...
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Federal judge extends order blocking ‘devastating’ cap on NIH research payments
A federal judge announced Friday she will extend a temporary restraining order that prevents the National Institutes of ...
'Make good on the contract': How Trump's spending freeze has left RI farmers in a lurch.
Farmers and food organizations in Rhode Island haven't been able to access agriculture grants because of the federal funding ...
Well-dressed state troopers; sky-high energy bills; DEI guidance: Top stories this week
Former state Sen. Sandra Cano reflects on her two-month SBA stint; and a $5,000 fine for Providence basketball coach Kim ...
As Trump pursues his policies, Democratic states block his path
Democratic states have worked for months to craft legal opposition to President Trump’s agenda. Now they’re putting it into ...
Sparks fly between Trump and governors during White House meeting. Gov. McKee's takeaways
McKee said Trump was "over the top" in remarks to Maine's governor on transgender athletes. But he did find some common ...
Lawyers for Trump, state AGs spar in Providence over scope of funding freeze
Attorneys clashed Friday over whether the Trump administration’s funding freeze harms communities and should be stopped or is a valid exercise of executive authority being blocked by overzealous ...
Federal judge considering a request to further block Trump administration from freezing funds
A federal judge is considering a request to further block President Donald Trump's administration from freezing grants and ...