Karen Gavin
Lead law is firm in Massachusetts
As Rhode Island lawmakers seek tougher laws to control lead paint hazards in the state's housing supply, a neighboring state provides an illuminating look...
Stiff resistance could doom tougher anti-lead law
Some stakeholders in Rhode Island's fight to enact a tougher lead law claim the current law isn't broke, so why fix it, since a...
Job options plus growth potential inspire grads
What's more important to today's college graduates entering this fast-paced new economy - high salaries now or retirement plans for later, stock options or...
Nationtax eases pain for taxpayers
So maybe filing state taxes will never be painless - but now, especially if you embrace the speed and convenience of the Internet, the...
Optimistic view of National Grid’s future offered
Befitting an electric company CEO, Lawrence J. Reilly, president and chief executive officer of National Grid USA, stoked his keynote remarks at last week's...
Lifetime Medical Home Care overcomes Medicare cuts
In what its owner Louis P. Paolino calls "a true miracle story," Lifetime Medical Home Care of Pawtucket has risen from the ashes of...
Costs challenge hospitals
There's no doubt about it, hospitals in Rhode Island are fiscally "sick," suffering losses of $100 million over the last two years and $42...
Some behaviors can put drain on bottom line
Everybody who's ever worked has a scenario - resentment against the smoker never at his desk, the drinker always out with "flu," stress about...
Landlords beware- stricter lead laws proposed
With lead paint "the most significant public health danger" faced by Rhode Island children, state Sen. Thomas Izzo, D-Cranston has crafted a bill that...
Almond, Kelly reach accord, so PUC nominations set
Gov. Lincoln Almond last week not only resubmitted Elia Germani's name to head the Public Utilities Commission, but he re-appointed PUC Commissioner Kate Racine...
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