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R.I. Attorney General is filing a motion to intervene on Memorial Hospital development

The attorney general’s office is the guardian of charitable trusts, including the one that dictates the land and building use for the former hospital campus in Pawtucket. Neronha’s motion would block a possible foreclosure of the property.

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Michael Mota under scrutiny for potential labor law violations, ordered to stop work at Memorial Hospital
A visit by the Rhode Island Building Trades council noted several issues at the site in February.

INVESTIGATION
Michael Mota and the art of the Virtual Con
The secret behind this businessman’s success? Tireless networking, great timing — and some smoke and mirrors.

Michael Mota, CEO of VirtualCons, is being sued by Harrah’s for $274,000R.I. housing secretary says ‘all options are on the table’ for Memorial Hospital

RI BUSINESS
Tidewater Landing’s funding was ‘absolutely’ ready to go. Until it wasn’t.
Since news first emerged about the delayed public bonds, answers about what’s gone wrong, how the problem will be solved, and the scale of the private financing gap have been hard to come by.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Rain and wind are coming to the region this weekend
Temperatures will fall a bit when the precipitation starts Friday evening.

RI POLITICS
Former R.I. attorney general Arlene Violet is considering a run for Congress
The former nun and talk radio host would run as an independent for the First Congressional District seat that US Representative David Cicilline is vacating.

A running list of possible candidates for Cicilline’s congressional seat

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN
Tina Pedersen is getting new wheels, and Rhode Island should be proud
All she wanted to do was raise the down payment for a new van so she could get back to solving the world’s problems. Rhode Island did a lot better than that.

EAST PROVIDENCE
Work has begun to remove bridge from East Providence to nowhere
Work to remove old pile clusters around the India Point Railroad Bridge began Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers said.

RHODE MAP
401Gives is better than Thanksgiving
It's the best weekend of the year in Rhode Island because United Way is holding its annual 401Gives event to raise millions of dollars for nonprofits across the state.

COMMENTARY | DANIEL DENVIR AND JUSTIN KELLEY
Rhode Island needs a public developer of housing
In recent years, the private sector on its own wasn’t able to build enough to solve this state’s housing crisis amid historic demand and ultra-low interest rates.

CHAD FINN
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, on why they love making movies together
Ahead of their new film, "Air" out April 5, Affleck and Damon talk about their Boston roots, and being best friends. The film also features Viola Davis, who grew up in Central Falls, as Michael Jordan's savvy mother, Deloris.

FOOD
Here are the nominees for the 2023 James Beard awards
Sherry Pocknett, who puts Wampanoag tradition front and center at Sly Fox Den Too, in Charlestown, R.I., is nominated for Best Chef: Northeast.

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RI BUSINESS

Michael Mota under scrutiny for potential labor law violations, ordered to stop work at Memorial Hospital

A visit by the Rhode Island Building Trades council noted several issues at the site in February.

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Two decades later, Brown to rename center after former president who pushed the university to examine its roots to slavery

In 2003, former Brown University president Ruth Simmons appointed a committee to investigate the school’s historical ties to slavery.

RHODE ISLAND

Brothers from R.I. applauded at Celtics game

Inspired by his younger brother Joel and his challenges with autism, Jose Rodriguez founded Tasium, which has a line of clothing with built-in fidget toys that help people with autism relieve anxiety in a productive manner.

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Playing the Mike Mota tapes

On Rhode Island Report podcast, Globe reporter Amanda Milkovits talks about her 15-month investigation of R.I. businessman Michael Mota, sharing recordings of her interviews and his promotional videos.
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THINGS TO DO

Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: March 31-April 7

This week: Wise up with actors from the “Sopranos,” Easter egg hunts, tulip picking time, and more.
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THINGS TO DO

Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: March 31-April 7

This week: Wise up with actors from the “Sopranos,” Easter egg hunts, tulip picking time, and more.

RI POLITICS

A running list of possible candidates for Cicilline’s congressional seat

Now that House Speaker Joe Shekarchi and former CVS executive Helena Foulkes have announced that they won’t run, the floodgates are beginning to open with potential candidates who suddenly see the race as winnable.

HEALTH

Millions poised to lose Medicaid as pandemic coverage protections end

The first states to start to cut off beneficiaries who no longer qualify are Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire and South Dakota.

RHODE MAP

A new plan to cut business taxes in Rhode Island

Senate President Dominick Ruggerio wants to make the first $100,000 of tangible personal property owned by businesses exempt from taxes.

PODCAST

Playing the Mike Mota tapes

On Rhode Island Report podcast, Globe reporter Amanda Milkovits talks about her 15-month investigation of R.I. businessman Michael Mota, sharing recordings of her interviews and his promotional videos.

COMMENTARY

Who has the right to take the life of another, or even their own life?

We received many responses after a recent commentary in support of a bill that seeks to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Rhode Island. Here is a collection of those responses; they have been edited for length and clarity.

RI POLITICS

House Education Committee members say R.I. bills would harm LGBTQ students

In a microcosm of a national phenomenon, a Rhode Island Republican on Wednesday made the case for “parents rights” legislation while Democratic legislators criticized the proposals as harmful to LGBTQ students.

RI ARTS

Listen to the Allman Brothers concert that helped Jimmy Carter become president

Carter wasn’t called the rock ‘n’ roll president for nothing. Here’s a recording of the 1975 Providence concert that helped him raise money for his presidential campaign.