Christopher Allen
Does ‘Homeless Bill of Rights’ need an update?
Rhode Island’s adoption of a “Homeless Bill of Rights” may have won state leaders praise when it was passed in 2012, but the weakness...
Pawtucket dispensary offers cannabis careers
When Pawtucket-based Mother Earth Wellness Inc. announced it would be expanding into the retail sphere, the interest from prospective employees was enormous, said co-owner...
McKee to give State of the State address Jan. 17
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee will give the annual State of the State address in the House chambers of the Statehouse on Jan....
‘We’re just getting started’: McKee vows to keep up momentum in...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee was sworn in Tuesday for his first full term as the state’s chief executive.
Characterizing his new term as...
Some R.I. officials say job vacancies a big part of projected...
The projected $610 million budget surplus awaiting the General Assembly and the administration of Gov. Daniel J. McKee has been the subject of speculation...
New year brings new laws
PROVIDENCE – A number of business-related laws previously passed by the General Assembly will take effect on Jan. 1.
Among them is a 75-cent raise...
New weight limit on Mt. Hope Bridge may ‘crimp’ freight transport
PROVIDENCE – For years, the maximum weight allowed per vehicle crossing the 6,000-foot-long Mount Hope Bridge was 40 tons, or 80,000 pounds.
But updated federal...
Roger Williams Zoo announces birth of endangered kangaroo
PROVIDENCE – Staff at the Roger Williams Park Zoo had a secret to keep since June 27 after the zoo had welcomed the birth...
Widespread flight cancellations affect operations at T.F. Green
WARWICK – A deadly weekend storm that brought power outages and freezing temperatures is continuing to wreak havoc on travel plans as flight delays...
Storm brings heavy winds and coastal flooding ahead of projected deep...
PROVIDENCE – Power outages continue throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts as utility crews respond to the winter storm that brought high winds and coastal...
