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LRI to receive national Excellence in Innovation Award

Leadership Rhode Island (LRI) will receive the Excellence in Innovation Award from the Association of Leadership Programs (ALP) at its national conference in Phoenix, AZ on June 23, 2017.

Winners, losers under R.I.’s free-tuition plan

Alix Ogden (LRI '12), Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) President Meghan Hughes’ chief of staff, said the college expects its first-year enrollment to increase significantly with the free tuition plan, but said, "This is a problem we want to have."

NEA’s Walsh Blasts East Greenwich Council Shake-Up, Corrigan Interim Manager

Bob Walsh (LRI '92), the Executive Director of the National Education Association RI (NEARI), took to Twitter Monday to condemn the ouster of East Greenwich, Rhode Island Town Manager Thomas Coyle III, who is being replaced by Interim Manager Gayle Corrigan (LRI '13).

Omar Bah’s return visit to Gambia marred by threats

Omar Bah (LRI '16), executive director of the Refugee Dream Center here in Rhode Island, says he has been threatened by a Gambian diplomat working at the Gambian Embassy at the United Nations.

Small-business owners want ‘bold action’ to address rising health care costs

Dr. Kathleen Hittner (LRI '01), R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner, and the Health Insurance Advisory Council recently heard from several small-business owners who expressed a desire for bold and innovative actions to address rising health care costs.

Investigators seeking information about destructive Central Falls house fire

The homeowner, Kevin Kazarian (LRI '16), was the only person in the home at the time of the fire. He told Eyewitness News that he woke up to the sound of crackling and popping, and saw flames outside his window.

WaterFire Providence forges a broader future in new arts center

Founder Barnaby Evans (LRI '95) and Managing Director Peter A. Mello saw the expansive possibilities of the first permanent home of the artistic endeavor that attracts about a million people a year to the capital city.

2017 40 Under Forty winners chosen

Providence Business News has chosen the winners for its 13th 40 Under Forty program, to be honored Thursday, July 20, at Aldrich Mansion in Warwick. This year's honorees include Liz Manchester (LRI '16), Carlos Neves (LRI '16), and Zlatomir Popov (2017 Nu II).

R.I. Guard fails to provide to House members requested data on sexual assaults

Vella-Wilkinson (LRI '00), a Warwick Democrat, said that since she took office in January more than a dozen former and current members of the Guard have approached her with stories of sexual harassment, abuse, and assault during their service.

Candidate forum demonstrates disconnect between Providence’s East Side neighborhoods

Moderator Mike Ritz (LRI '07) asked the dozens of people in attendance why the neighborhoods seem so divided.

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