Marion Davis
DuPont to pay $11.85M in lead paint deal
In what Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch called an “historic” lead paint cleanup effort, the DuPont Corp. has pledged $11.85 million in donations to...
Landlord accused of failing to warn about lead hazards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking cash penalties against a large Massachusetts-based landlord for allegedly failing to warn his tenants about lead paint...
On second thought, Hexagon stays in R.I.
A breakdown in negotiations with Connecticut has brought Hexagon Metrology, parent of Brown & Sharpe, back to Rhode Island, where it’s signed a deal...
Chrysler leasing unit threatens R.I. pullout
The U.S. lease financing company for Chrysler automobiles today threatened to pull out of Rhode Island as of Aug. 1 if the state allows...
Minimum wage raise to $7.40 passed by Senate
The state Senate has approved a bill to raise the state’s $6.75 minimum wage to $7.10 per hour as of next Jan. 1 and...
Film/TV tax credit gets final OK
The General Assembly has passed and sent to Governor Donald L. Carcieri a bill providing income tax credits of up to 25 percent to...
CVS limits ExtraCare info access after exposé
The CVS Corp. has cut off Web access to ExtraCare card holders’ detailed purchase information after a consumer group showed reporters how easily an...
Study: Health cost slowdown won’t hold
The news on 2005 health premiums has been relatively good: Sure, they continued to rise, and much faster than inflation. But the hikes were...
R.I. surveys to examine employers’ health plans
Nearly 3,500 Rhode Island employers are being polled, in detail, about the health benefits they provide, the cost, and the age, gender and unionization...
HIPAA, R.I. laws raise bar on health care privacy
A lab calls a patient at home and gives his blood test results to his wife. A TV station does a feature on a...
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