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Edesia will 'find a way' to keep feeding starving children
Episode 206
A Rhode Island company that provides life-saving nutrition to children around the world is getting caught up in the Trump administration’s dismantlin…
1 year, 1 month ago
Is it legal? An immigration lawyer answers questions about recent deportations.
Episode 205
A Tufts University PhD candidate was arrested by six immigration officers near her apartment. A Columbia University student is facing deportation for…
1 year, 2 months ago
Rhode Map Live with House Speaker Joe Shekarchi
Episode 204
We’ve got a special bonus episode for you today. Earlier this month, in front of a live audience, Globe columnist Dan McGowan interviewed House Speak…
1 year, 2 months ago
R.I. attorney general blasts Governor McKee over funding to fight Trump agenda
Episode 204
Attorney General Peter Neronha railed at Governor McKee at a House Finance hearing last week for not funding new positions for his office as it battl…
1 year, 2 months ago
The artists from the secret mall apartment
Episode 203
It's been nearly 18 years since security officers discovered a one-room apartment within the walls of the Providence Place Mall. It was built by a gr…
1 year, 2 months ago
Rhode Island's largest immigration nonprofit is still waiting for federal funds
Episode 202
Dorcas International, which serves thousands of refugees and immigrants annually, is facing funding cuts and layoffs amid changing policies in Washin…
1 year, 2 months ago
Legislators of color aim to protect Rhode Islanders
Episode 201
As the Trump administration threatens to remove federal funding for a range of initiatives, from scientific research to health insurance, local lawma…
1 year, 2 months ago
'I’m very troubled': Former Congressman Jim Langevin on federal cuts to cybersecurity
Episode 200
Former US Representative Jim Langevin has a long track record of leading cybersecurity efforts in Congress. The Trump administration's cuts to positi…
1 year, 2 months ago
'We did not come to create problems… We came for protection,’ refugees say
Episode 198
Refugees come to the United States to escape dictatorships, oppression, and violence. But the Trump administration’s freeze of the refugee resettleme…
1 year, 3 months ago
Providence’s Refugee Dream Center isn’t going anywhere
Episode 197
Students are afraid to come to English classes. Young immigrants are skipping weekly soccer games. The Trump administration has stopped funding reset…
1 year, 3 months ago