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Did the state shop around before proposing the $33.7 million purchase of a Citizens Bank-owned building? McKee administration confirms: No.

It’s a classic case of political power dynamics. Community advocates, voters and lawmakers have spent years trying to bring payday loan reform to Rhode Island. And every year, it fails, with legislative leaders unwilling or uninterested in advancing the proposals to their respective chambers for a vote. Until last year, when the Rhode Island House […] The post Payday lending rates are sky high, but not optimism for R.I. Senate to pass reform this year appeared first on Rhode Island...

The evolution of viral tolerance in Myotis bats may help scientists prevent future pandemics, say researchers at Texas A&M. Bats carry some of the deadliest zoonotic diseases that can infect both humans and animals, such as Ebola and COVID-19. In a recently published article in the journal

UC Davis exceeded $1 billion in new external research awards in the fiscal year 2022-23 following the record set the previous year.

BALTIMORE — A Baltimore judge has ordered the release of most of the redacted names in the attorney general’s report on the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s history of child sexual abuse,

A judge has ordered the release of most of the names redacted in an attorney general’s report on the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s history of child sexual abuse, according to court

BALTIMORE — A Baltimore judge has ordered the release of most of the redacted names in the attorney general’s report on the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s history of child sexual abuse, according to court records unsealed Tuesday. The order allows for the release Sept. 26 of 43 of 46 blacked-out names, including those of five high-ranking church officials who contributed to the cover-up, and nine ...

In February, police charged David Nyblom, a well-known former basketball coach, with domestic assault. On Thursday, prosecutors dismissed the charge.

In the end-of-session flurry, payday loan reform to cap interest rates that can hit 260% is among the topics seeing new life.

In the end-of-session flurry, payday loan reform to cap interest rates that can hit 260% is among the topics seeing new life.