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Gauging how you get the news

In today’s fast-paced world, staying informed is more important than ever. How do you follow the news? How often do you read, view or listen...

R.I. budget plan eyed cautiously

While Laurie White says she hasn’t exactly pored over Gov. Donald L. Carcieri’s $6.89 billion state budget proposal, the president of the Greater Providence...

Big wave to hit Newport

Capt. Michel T. Poirier, commanding officer of Naval Station Newport, explains the growth that the facility will be experiencing over the next few years...
RICHARD GAMACHE, vice president at Elmhurst Extended Care, said that proposed cuts to Medicaid funding could hurt the state’s nursing homes. /

Nursing homes face financial crisis

As vice president/administrator of Roger Williams Medical Center Elmhurst Extended Care, Richard Gamache has tried to change the way employees and patients interact in...
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Newport base expansion a boon to the economy

At a time when good economic news has been hard to come by in Rhode Island, the U.S. Navy last week announced expansion plans...

Governor’s office defends historic tax credit cap

With a deficit this fiscal year of $150 million and a projected $384 million shortfall in the fiscal year beginning July 1, the state...
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New rules sought to aid renewable energy projects

Cities and towns eyeing wind turbines to lower skyrocketing municipal electricity bills are joining environmental advocates to lobby for new regulations that could jump-start...

FCC: AT&T can purchase Providence firm’s airwaves

AT&T Inc., seeking to add wireless-network capacity for services such as online video, won approval from regulators to buy airwaves from Providence-based Aloha Partners...

$1M donated by alumnus for URI wellness center

KINGSTON – Students at the University of Rhode Island are closer to getting a state-of-the-art workout facility, thanks in large part to a generous...

Consumer attitudes index hits all-time low in February

NEW YORK – The mood of U.S consumers has fallen to its lowest level in at least six years, RBC Financial Group and Ipsos...
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