Government

Economic Development
May 21

Valois confirmed as RIEDC leader

Marcel A. Valois, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s nominee to lead the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, was unanimously confirmed by the Rhode Island Senate Tuesday.
Housing
May 21

Mortgage settlement gives 2,000 R.I. homeowners relief

As of March 31, more than 2,000 homeowners in Rhode Island have received some type of relief through the National Mortgage Settlement, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced Tuesday.
Innovation
May 21

Building Futures wins Workforce Board’s innovation award

Building Futures, a program of The Providence Plan, was named the 2013 winner of the Governor’s Workforce Board’s Innovation Award.
Human Resources
May 21

Cranston schools selected as finalist for ‘Freedom Award’

The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a U.S. Department of Defense Office, has selected the Cranston Public Schools as a finalist for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
Politics
May 21

Block to run for governor, says state is ‘starved for leadership’

Entrepreneur and Moderate Party founder Ken Block announced his intention to run for governor of Rhode Island on Tuesday. Block has been active in the state’s political circuit since placing fourth in the 2010 gubernatorial race.
Economic Indicators
May 20

U.S. faces downgrade in 2013 without budget deal, Moody’s warns

U.S. policymakers must address debt loads projected to rise later this decade to avoid a 2013 downgrade, even as the latest budget projections are “credit positive,” according to Moody’s Investors Service.
Public Policy
May 20

Next step charted on path to a statewide plan

After a lengthy and often frank discussion, the state’s Health Planning Advisory Council reached consensus at its May 13 meeting on future priorities for its work in the coming year, in alignment with the R.I. General Assembly’s statutory directions.
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