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Deadline nearing for for-profit annual reports
The deadline for Rhode Island’s 30,000-plus for-profit corporations to file annual reports with the state is approaching. more
Hagel pressed to add East Coast missile defense, would aid Raytheon
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel should include funds in the Pentagon’s next budget request to start work on a U.S. East Coast site for 20 anti-missile interceptors as a defense against Iran, House Republicans said. more
Providence gets 30% bonus curbing $109,000 retirees
Providence was so close to running out of cash a year ago that it couldn’t pay for tires on police cars. This month, Wall Street lined up to lend to Rhode Island’s capital, shrinking … more
Many with health insurance received free preventive care under Affordable Care Act
About 71 million Americans with private health insurance received free preventative care such as a mammogram or flu shot under the Affordable Care Act in 2011 or 2012, according to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. more
URI freezes tuition for a year
The University of Rhode Island has frozen tuition for the 2013-14 academic year for all students. more
| 3/18/13
U.S. stock futures drop as Cyprus bank levy renews euro concern
U.S. stock-index futures fell as euro-area leaders imposed a levy on Cypriot bank deposits to cut the cost of a bailout, sparking concern the measure may one day be used in the bigger economies of Spain or Italy. more
Judge rules Providence pension settlement fair
Superior Court Associate Justice Sarah Taft-Carter has issued a ruling that Providence’s pension settlement is “fair, reasonable and adequate,” according to a statement released today by Providence Mayor Angel Taveras. more
| 3/11/13
Ribbon cutting debuts 83 new homes in Providence’s West End
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee and U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined Omni Development Corp., WinnDevelopment and Rhode Island Housing on Monday to celebrate the opening of 83 new or completely rebuilt rental homes in Providence’s West End. more
| 3/11/13
Health plans in R.I., Mass. most comprehensive in U.S.
Although fewer than 2 percent of available health plans satisfy all required health benefits under the federal Affordable Care Act, Massachusetts and Rhode Island plans covered the highest percentage of essential benefits in the country, according to an analysis from HealthPocket Inc. more
| 3/7/13
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
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