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Rhode Island faces $513 million budget shortfall The deficit will be among the first issues Lt. Gov. Dan McKee must face once he replaces outgoing Gov. Gina Raimondo By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated January 13, 2021, 9:29 a.m. Email to a Friend LEADING OFF Happy Wednesday and welcome to Rhode Map, your daily guide to everything happening in the Ocean State. I’m Dan McGowan and it was painful to watch Providence College basketball last night. Follow me on Twitter  . ICYMI: Rhode Island was up to 101,393 confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, after adding 661 new cases. The overall d...

Veteran TV reporter Bill Rappleye dies of cancer PROVIDENCE — Bill Rappleye, a political reporter for almost 18 years with WJAR Channel 10, passed away from cancer Thursday. He was 66. His death was confirmed in a statement from Rhode Island’s public television station, WSBE, where Rappleye moved in January of last year to work on longer-form investigative projects, and where he was the co-host of Rhode Island PBS Weekly. “We mourn this profound personal and professional loss,” said David W. Piccerelli, president of Rhode Island PBS.  “Bill had an incredible passion for his profe...