N.P. mayor sued for allegedly using town employees for work on...
NORTH PROVIDENCE – Mayor Charles A. Lombardi faces a lawsuit that accuses him of using town employees to work on his property while still...
U.S. economy is in a good place, but the Federal Reserve...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy is mostly in good shape but that isn't saving Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell from a spell of...
IGT rebrands global lottery business as Brightstar
PROVIDENCE – International Game Technology PLC has rebranded its global lottery organization as Brightstar Lottery, the Rhode Island-based gaming company announced Monday.
The change is...
Romanian national faces deportation in multistate ATM skimming conspiracy
PROVIDENCE – A Romanian national has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison and faces deportation for participating in a card-skimming...
R.I. recovers $30M from Purdue Pharma in latest opioid settlement
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has recovered nearly $30 million after all 55 attorneys general representing all eligible states and U.S. territories approved a $7.4...
Hoping for the best, planning for the worst: R.I. FY26 budget...
Health care may have received top billing in the revised $14.3 billion fiscal year 2026 budget lawmakers unveiled late Tuesday night, but the silent star...
British national admits role in construction, money laundering scheme
PROVIDENCE – A British national from Northern Ireland admitted to a federal judge that he participated in multistate construction and money laundering scheme and...
Consumer sentiment rises for 1st time this year as inflation remains...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumer sentiment increased in June for the first time in six months, the latest sign that Americans' views of the economy...
What does waning interest in buying electric vehicles mean for R.I.’s...
Rhode Island is steadily plugging into the electric vehicle future – but it’s doing so against a backdrop of growing national hesitation.
While the state...
Does a House leadership-backed fiscal 2026 budget do enough for the...
State lawmakers are expected to approve a fiscal 2026 budget that would cover nearly half of the R.I. Public Transit Authority’s more than $30...
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