Poisonous paper clips escalate dispute at U.S. consumer agency
WASHINGTON - Republicans on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have seized on a symbol of what they call a regulatory agency run amok:...
Jobless aid begins to expire as Congress deadlocks over cost
WASHINGTON - Thousands of Americans are set to begin losing unemployment benefits after Congress failed to agree on extending aid to the long-term unemployed.
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Chafee announces choice for head of business regulation
PROVIDENCE – Gov.-elect Lincoln D. Chafee has announced that Paul McGreevy is his choice to be the next director of the Department of Business...
DEM’s W. Michael Sullivan to resign; Janet L. Coit pick for...
PROVIDENCE – W. Michael Sullivan is resigning from his position as director of the R.I. Department of Environmental Management as of Jan. 1, Sullivan...
OSPRI names Mike Stenhouse 1st executive director
PROVIDENCE – Mike Stenhouse, former Boston Red Sox player, has been named the first executive director of the Ocean State Policy Research Institute, according...
Washington Trust earmarks $20M for loans to small businesses in state
PROVIDENCE – The Washington Trust Co. says it is setting aside $20 million for small-business loans through 2011, although bank officials acknowledge it’s more...
Chafee announces joint health care task force to be headed by...
PROVIDENCE – Gov.-elect Lincoln D. Chafee announced on Monday that Lt. Gov. Elizabeth H. Roberts has agreed to head a joint health care task...
Federal grant of $75K to help community health centers plan for...
WASHINGTON – The Rhode Island Health Center Association received a $75,000 planning grant to help its member health centers gear up for the substantial...
Info session to cover health care tax credits, Small Business Jobs...
PROVIDENCE – An information session on how small businesses in Rhode Island may claim new tax credits for health insurance premiums paid for employees...
R.I. Senate commission to look at community hospitals’ health
PROVIDENCE – The financial health of independent community hospitals in Rhode Island continued to decline in 2009, according to “The Health of Rhode Island’s...