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WASHINGTON COUNTY ranked No. 1 in the state for SmartAssets Social Security Goes Furthest Index. / COURTESY SMARTASSET

Report: Washington County tops Social Security livability rankings in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – In Rhode Island, Social Security benefits will cover the most of a person’s cost of living after paying taxes in Washington County,...
EAT DRINK RI announced a new food hall project at 235 West Park St. in Providence and an accompanying Kickstarter fundraising campaign. Above, the interior second floor of the new space in its current state. / COURTESY EAT DRINK RI

Eat Drink RI announces new food hall project and Kickstarter campaign

PROVIDENCE - Eat Drink RI LLC announced it has launched a Kickstarter fundraising campaign to back a new project, the West Park Food Hall...
THE OLIVER HAZARD PERRY lost engine power Sunday evening impacting four vessel in the Newport Harbor. The ship is expected to be returned to Fort Adams Monday afternoon. / COURTESY U.S. COAST GUARD

Oliver Hazard Perry to be returned to Fort Adams after engine...

NEWPORT – On Sunday evening the Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry lost engine power while leaving the Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival, causing the ship...
ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter F. Kilmartin joined a coalition of states in filing an amicus brief opposing the administration's ban on transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Kilmartin joins opposition to ban on transgender military service

PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin joined a multistate coalition of attorneys general opposing the administration’s ban on transgender individuals in the military,...
RHODE ISLAND IS SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE $2.4 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for community development and affordable housing.

R.I. to receive $2.4M for community development and affordable housing

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has awarded $2.4 million in a round of federal grants, including $1.9 million in Community Development Block Grant funding as...
THE CURRENT CONDITIONS INDEX for August was 83. / COURTESY LEONARD LARDARO

August: Current Conditions Index posts fifth consecutive strong reading

SOUTH KINGSTOWN -  Rhode Island’s economy continued to outperform year over year, according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro in the latest...
A NEW ACADEMIC PAPER alleges that energy companies have artificially limited natural gas supplies to New England through their purchasing practices. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

Analysis: Energy companies’ practices may have cost N.E. $3.6B

PROVIDENCE – A new academic analysis of the natural gas and electricity markets in New England accuses energy firms of artificially limiting the gas...
LOCAL 1 PERCENT meal and beverage tax collection for July declined 1.6 percent year over year, at least in part due to an inflated tax collection in East Greenwich due to an audit recovery in July 2016. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/LUKE MACGREGOR

DOR: Local 1% meal and beverage tax down in July

PROVIDENCE – Local 1 percent meal and beverage tax collections in Rhode Island in July declined $45,190, or 1.6 percent, year over year to...
THE INSTITUTE ON TAXATION AND ECONOMIC POLICY created a chart that shows how the proposed tax reform package would affect Rhode Islanders. / COURTESY INSTITUTE ON TAXATION AND ECONOMIC POLICY

Report: Proposed tax changes would mostly benefit top 1% of R.I....

PROVIDENCE -  The latest proposed tax reform framework supported by President Donald Trump and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan would disproportionately benefit the top...
THE DEADLINE FOR extended tax return filing for tax year 2016 is Monday, Oct. 16.

DOR: 2016 tax year extension filing deadline is Oct. 16

PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Division of Taxation reminded tax professionals and taxpayers that utilized a six-month extension that Monday, Oct. 16, is the deadline...
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