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Rhode Island spends high on education for middling return, new report says
A fiscal watchdog group recommends tightening oversight of education spending as the state continues to struggle with improving educational outcomes
In her giving era: Taylor Swift donates $1 million to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank
oceanstatemedia.orgNew England’s Cabo Verdeans living a World Cup fairytale
Of all the great stories from FIFA World Cup 2026 so far — the Tartan Army, Viking Row, Lionel Messi — who knew that the best soccer story would be the national team of Cape Verde?
Beyond the parades: What to do on Independence Day weekend in Rhode Island
oceanstatemedia.orgBefore dawn, Bristol is already celebrating the Fourth
In Bristol, the Fourth of July isn't a day, it's an entire season. Learn more about Rhode Island's most patriotic town.
A tale of two cities: How the Revolution remade Rhode Island
oceanstatemedia.orgHousing is a top issue in the governor’s race. McKee and Foulkes have different plans
oceanstatemedia.orgForecasters issue extreme heat warning for Rhode Island
oceanstatemedia.orgRI immigration advocates describe relief after Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling
oceanstatemedia.orgIn Bristol, local concerns stretch from the Mt. Hope Bridge to Narragansett Bay
Ocean State Media’s statewide listening tour stopped in Bristol, where residents met up over coffee and on a nature walk to talk about the issues shaping their community
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment: Courage Beyond Freedom
Enslaved and free Black men and Indigenous soldiers formed one of the Revolutionary War’s most remarkable fighting forces
As RI faces population decline, can more housing, better transportation lure people to the Ocean State?
oceanstatemedia.orgTF Green Airport restaurants close for a day as workers strike for better wages
"The cost of living has gone up. Our paychecks have not, so I don’t think we’re asking for much.” Yesterday, all 73 of the unionized food and beverage workers at T.F. Green Airport went on strike.
After a death at the ACI, a family is seeking answers
oceanstatemedia.orgThe Rhode Island general who became George Washington’s right-hand man
Everyone knows how General George Washington led the American Revolution. But 250 years later, can you name his second-in command? It was Rhode Island native son, Major General Nathanael Greene.
How Providence’s first Pride Parade became a civil rights milestone
Fifty years after Rhode Island’s first Pride Parade, the lawyer who helped secure the permit looks back on the fight that established Rhode Island’s annual Pride tradition
Providence joins dozens of cities accusing firetruck makers of price fixing
The City of Providence is suing the country’s largest firetruck manufacturers