Bethany Costello
Unfunded pension liability– a persistent municipal problem
When Rep. Charlene Lima recently introduced legislation requiring that municipalities contribute two percent annually to their pension plans she had one thing on her...
Tourist industry finding seasonal staff overseas
At the peak of a typical summer season, staff at the Newport Marriott has surged to almost 325 people.
And while that 150-person increase is...
EDC’s look at barge traffic alarms legislators
In a controversial move, members of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors voted to move forward on a plan that could...
Farmers market subsidy in trouble
As federal lawmakers prepare to slash funding for a program that provides low-income families with fresh produce, local farmers brace for what could be...
Food Bank moving into former Rojack’s in Providence
The Rhode Island Community Food Bank is moving, but it will be next year before the relocation is completed.
The non-profit organization, which collects perishable...
For taxpayers’ questions, IRS has answers
With the personal income tax filing date only weeks away, Peggy Riley of the Internal Revenue Service is offering tips to last minute preparers....
Vermont we’re not, but RI has its own sugar trees
It’s a sign of spring many New Englanders don’t expect to see in Rhode Island, but the number of sap-catching buckets hanging from trees...
Bills aimed at minimum wage hikes, yearly cost of living adjustments
Minimum wage remains a hot topic at the State House this year as more than four bills have been introduced in the House and...
Commanding Clout Women with a mission bring it to the legislature
Long before Melvoid J. Benson had the title Representative in front of her name, she was a 21-year-old who paid a $2.50 poll tax...
Effects of steel tariff hit RI already
Just one day after President Bush enacted sweeping tariffs aimed at protecting the nation’s steel industry, David Slaven received notice from his domestic suppliers...
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