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Monday evening, the Warwick City Council unanimously approved three contracts with the city’s municipal employee, police and firefighters’ unions.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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On Sunday, Massachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick signed a $32.5 billion state budget but vetoed the $32.1 million set aside by state lawmakers to keep Taunton State Hospital afloat, reported the Boston Globe.
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By PBN Staff
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Over 150 supporters of the Academy for Career Exploration met at the school Tuesday night to discuss how best to defend their school from potential closure recommended by the R.I. Department of Education.
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By Dana Reilly |
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The 21.5 percent share of revenue Massachusetts will earn from a casino built by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is the most any state has ever negotiated with an American Indian Tribe, according analyst Clyde Barrow.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island exporters stand to gain from a growing Russian market, according to Business Roundtable.
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By PBN Staff
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Citizen Bank parent the Royal Bank of Scotland is one of more than 10 banks under scrutiny from authorities in a rate-rigging scandal and is refusing to turn over information to Canadian regulators, according to The New York Times.
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By PBN Staff
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an amendment to the proposed cleanup plan for the removal of dioxin at the Centredale Manor superfund site in North Providence.
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By Michael Souza |
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Moody’s Investors Service – a globally recognized rating company – called the shared services task force created between Pawtucket, Central Falls and East Providence by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee a ‘credit positive.’
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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The new Office of Management and Budget will conduct a study of the state’s transportation programs, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Monday afternoon at a RIPTA board meeting.
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By Dana Reilly |
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A July 25 deadline set by the R.I. Attorney General’s office looms for Steward Health Care to close its deal to acquire Landmark Medical Center of Woonsocket and its sister facility, the Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island in North Smithfield.
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By Richard Asinof |
