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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
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
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
U.S. stock futures advance amid Obama optimism on budget talks
U.S. stock futures advanced, indicating that the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will gain for a second straight day, as President Barack Obama expressed confidence that he will reach a budget agreement with Congress. more
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
Election defeat clouds future for Newport Grand
While prospective card dealers, drink servers and security guards were lining up at Twin River Casino’s job fair in Lincoln last week to claim one of the 350 new positions expected from the video-gambling parlor’s expansion to table games, life at Rhode Island’s other gaming site, Newport Grand, was quieter. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 11/19/12

Lottery games are going digital
In September, GTECH Corp., the Providence-based gaming subsidiary of Rome’s Lottomatica Group SpA, launched the Lottery Developer Network, a game-development program it thinks might be the next big thing in the industry. more

By Emily Greenhalgh
PBN Web Editor | 11/19/12

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