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RHODE ISLAND BUSINESSES will not see an increase in the unemployment insurance tax rates for 2022, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.

R.I. keeping unemployment insurance tax rate unchanged in 2022

CRANSTON – Rhode Island businesses won't see an increase in their unemployment insurance tax rate for 2022 even though the trust fund that keeps...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 1,418, with 9 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,418, with nine new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday. Hospitalizations of...
RHODE ISLAND SENATE President Dominick J. Ruggerio, left, and House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi talk at the Statehouse earlier this month. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Top R.I. legislators confident recreational marijuana will pass ‘overwhelmingly’ in upcoming...

PROVIDENCE – After months of negotiations, House and Senate leaders say they're nearly ready to introduce legislation to legalize recreational marijuana that will have...

R.I. hits 3,006 COVID-19 deaths, as cases rise by 887

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has recorded 3,006 total fatalities due to the COVID-19 virus, the R.I. Department of Health said on Tuesday. Gov. Daniel J. McKee...

Vaccine proof 401Health app goes live

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Islanders will now be able to prove they have been vaccinated via a mobile application on their phones. Gov. Daniel J. McKee...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 2,402 since Dec. 17, with 6...

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 2,402 from Dec. 17 through Sunday, including 650 positive cases identified on Sunday,...

RIMA, Toray Plastics to tackle labor shortage by driving people to...

NORTH KINGSTOWN - Toray Plastics America Inc. is growing thanks to increased demand for its products but there's a problem that many other employers...
JOHN MARION, executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island, says the state's legislative redistricting process is flawed and open to abuse and needs to be changed. Pictured is the R.I. Statehouse. / PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

Does public need more input in R.I.’s redistricting process?

The process that shifts the political landscape every 10 years with the redrawing of legislative district boundaries should include inviting more public input through...

Kimble-Huntley: Time to be ‘thinking differently and thinking big’ on tourism

PROVIDENCE – “Thinking big is going to be one of the things that is going to set us apart from other states” on tourism,...

Lardaro: R.I. economic recovery to remain uneven for next two to...

PROVIDENCE – The state's economy expanded for the seventh consecutive month in October but will likely take two or three years to recover from...
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