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NORTH PROVIDENCE – Despite Town Council members saying last month that they intended to seek new bidders in the planned redevelopment of the former North Providence Public Safety Complex at
PHOTO BlackInk CC GoLocal has a complete breakdown of who has applied for the new and expanded list of medical marijuana licenses -- so-called compassion centers -- and the applicants include some of the top insiders in Rhode Island and even one sitting mayor. All applications needed to be filed last week with the State of Rhode Island. The applicants' directors are almost exclusively male, white and an overwhelming number of high-level political players -- lobbyists, past and present elected officials and some big campaign donors. For each of the applicants, the cost is $10,000 and if select...