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Higher education office dismantled under budget plan
The office of higher education would be dismantled under a General Assembly-approved plan to merge the state’s educational governing boards. Education officials so far have said little publicly about the move that essentially reverses a state-mandated structure created 30 years ago. more
White House: Sequestration projected to cost R.I. $39M
Rhode Island programs and payrolls are expected to lose more than $39 million to the automatic sequestration cuts threatening to take place on March 1, according to a report released by the White House on Sunday detailing how the deep spending cuts will affect every state in the country. more
| 2/25/13
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

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
Tax, regulatory reform needed to spur job growth
PBN: What are the three biggest issues here in Rhode Island that you will be able to work on when you are in Congress? more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 10/15/12
Lame-duck Congress a concern for owners
Though the news spotlight has been on the presidential debates and the Nov. 6 elections, a more pressing personal issue for large numbers of homeowners across the country involves the lame-duck congressional session scheduled to begin Nov. 13. more
10/15/12
R.I. to receive $3.2M in federal aid for Sandy recovery
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday that Rhode Island is slated to receive $3.24 million in disaster relief funding to rebuild following the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in the fall. more
| 2/6/13
U.S. stocks rise before election as dollar, Treasuries decline
U.S. stocks gained for a second day with commodities, while the dollar and Treasuries fell, as Americans headed to polls to elect a president. Australia’s dollar rallied as the central bank left interest rates unchanged. more
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
Report: Minimum wage hike would cost R.I. jobs
If a federal minimum wage-hike goes into effect, Rhode Islanders could see a loss of up to 3,466 jobs, according to a report issued by the R.I. Center for Freedom and Prosperity. more
| 4/4/13 | 2 comments
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