March 9 – The Providence Journal moves its printing operations to New Jersey after 195 years of operations in Rhode Island.[1]
July 30 – Brown University agrees to an agreement with the Trump administration, in which Brown will pay $50 million to state workforce development organization, adopting federal definitions of "male" and "female", and remove considerations of race in admissions in exchange for the Trump administration restoring federal funding.[2]
August 1 – A federal judge rules Rhode Island's gun permit system, which requires residents to have "a need" to openly carry in the state, does not violate the Second Amendment.[3]
August 22 – The Trump administration orders a halt to construction on Revolution Wind, a nearly-completed wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, over "concerns related to the protection of national security interests". The wind farm would have provided power to 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut.[4]
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