Business lobby applauds veto on civil rights limits
Gov. Donald L. Carcieri didn’t change his mind over the last year.
For the second year in a row, Carcieri has vetoed legislation that attempted...
Brown, Draper lab partner to strengthen grant bids
A new partnership between Brown University and Draper Laboratory – a Massachusetts-based nonprofit applied research and engineering center – is intended to corral the...
State funding pool proposed for public art projects
Changes in the way public funds are allocated for artwork associated with new construction may be in the offing at both the state and...
Bid preferences help veteran-owned businesses compete
Arthur N. Mabbett remembers well returning from active duty during the Vietnam War, the snide comments and criticism he was subjected to more than...
Jobless claims, wait up at DLT
By 10:30 a.m. July 14, the queue of callers waiting to talk to someone in the unemployment insurance office of the R.I. Department of...
Health Dept. approves RWMC, St. Joe’s merger
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Director of Health Dr. David R. Gifford has given approval to the merger application submitted by Roger Williams Medical Center and...
R.I. jobless rate back to second-highest
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island regained the unfortunate distinction of having the second-highest state unemployment rate in the nation last month, the U.S. Labor Department...
R.I. has highest cigarette tax – by far
PROVIDENCE – It’s official: Rhode Island’s cigarette tax is now the highest levy on smokes in the country by a wide margin, according to...
Rise in R.I. jobless rate slowed in June
CRANSTON – The state’s unemployment rate continued its climb into historic territory in June, ticking up 0.3 percentage points last month to 12.4 percent,...
Study: Brazil HIV/AIDS fight is a model
A study by Brown University and Harvard School of Public Health researchers has found that Brazil’s nearly two-decade effort to fight HIV/AIDS by making...
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