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Gov. Patrick outlinesplan for multifamily housing in Mass.
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick this month outlined initiatives designed to produce 10,000 multifamily units of housing per year, the first production goal of this kind set by any state in the country. more
11/19/12
A taxing post-election question for owners
Could the popular $250,000-$500,000 tax-free exclusion of capital gains on sales of homes be a target in any broad-scale, post-election effort to reduce the federal debt and deficit? more
11/19/12
Brendan Ryan named Patrick’s chief of staff
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick last week announced that William “Mo” Cowan, chief of staff to the governor, will leave state government and return to the private sector in January 2013. Brendan Ryan, currently director of communications, will succeed Cowan. more
12/3/12
FHA looking for some tweaks to its programs
You may have seen headlines last week about the Federal Housing Administration needing a taxpayer “bailout” by the Treasury and wondered: Uh oh. Is the FHA heading down the fiscal drain like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have required billions in federal assistance just to stay in business? more
12/3/12
Five Questions With: James Moniz Jr.
Senior vice president and employee benefits practice leader at Starkweather Benefits Solutions talks about the choices that now face businesses in the wake of President Barack Obama’s reelection. more
ACLU says state hostile toward medical marijuana
Since Rhode Island made medical marijuana legal in 2006, there has, some say, been one roadblock after another in getting patients served and, more recently, in facilitating the three approved dispensaries, or compassion centers. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 11/26/12

Bernanke says solving fiscal woes may bring ‘very good’ year
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said that an agreement on ways to reduce long-term federal budget deficits could remove an impediment to growth, while failure to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff would pose a “substantial threat” to the recovery. more
Chafee chooses EDC official to head agency
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee plans to nominate William J. Parsons, current managing director of community and business development, to be the next executive director of the R.I. Economic Development Corporation. more
| 11/29/12
Report: R.I.’s public workers out-earn private sector
Rhode Island’s government workers collect higher compensation than their private-sector counterparts, according to a study compiled by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity. more
| 11/29/12
U.S. budget deal would boost economy in 2013, Zandi says
The U.S. economy will fall into “severe recession by the spring” unless Congress lessens the tax increases and spending cuts set to begin in January, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. more
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