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GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO signs an executive order on Monday authorizing Lt. Gov. Daniel J. McKee to oversee and manage the fiscal year 2022 state budget. / COURTESY R.I. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

Raimondo resigns; McKee sworn in as governor

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo was easily confirmed as U.S. secretary of commerce in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Hours later she resigned...
SPEAKING ARRANGEMENT: R.I. House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi will be the guest speaker of Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s Virtual Eggs and Issues event on Jan. 14. / COURTESY R.I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Shekarchi unveils package of affordable housing legislation

PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi on Monday unveiled a package of seven pieces of legislation aimed at making housing more available and...

Local leaders eye more stimulus aid

PROVIDENCE – State and local leaders congregated at the Dunkin' Donuts Center Monday to discuss the state's potential receipt of $1.675 billion from the...
RHODE ISLAND VOTERS are casting ballots for the March 2 special referenda election to authorize up to $400 million in bonds to fund seven proposed initiatives. / COURTESY OF R.I. SECRETARY OF STATE

Special election to determine fate of proposed bond issues for combined...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island voters will be going to the polls on March 2 to vote in the special referenda election on a series...

Acting DLT director wants to institute small-business ombudsman

PROVIDENCE – Matt Weldon, acting director at the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, said he would like to institute a small-business ombudsman at...
GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO signs an executive order on Monday authorizing Lt. Gov. Daniel J. McKee to oversee and manage the fiscal year 2022 state budget. / COURTESY R.I. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

Raimondo makes staff changes as she prepares to depart for Washington

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo made staff changes at three pivotal state departments in consultation with Lt. Gov. Daniel J. McKee, the governor...

McKee in limbo awaiting Raimondo confirmation

PROVIDENCE – Lt. Gov. Daniel J. McKee stayed away from Thursday's R.I. Department of Health COVID-19 briefing and may not attend another one, according...

Pandemic magnifies mall woes

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the consumer shift to online shopping, and the strain is being felt more acutely at mall retailers because of...
THE NAME GAME: ­Attorney Rob Levine, who branded himself the legal “Heavy Hitter,” says he is opposed to a requirement in Rhode Island that law firms use attorney’s names, not trade names, to identify firms. / COURTESY ANDREW FOGELL VUP MEDIA

Lawsuit targets R.I. restriction on law firm names

Attorney Rob Levine knows the value of branding – after all, countless billboards and TV ads have touted Levine as the “Heavy Hitter” of...
Tanya Donahue

Donahue named top innovator for 2020

TANYA DONAHUE, co-owner and president of RIKB Design Build in Warwick, has been named to the Kitchen & Bath Design News Top Innovators of...
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