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THIS MAILER was sent to 62,650 households in Providence by the City Council as part of a "Know Your Rights" campaign to counter U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions. The other side of the card is the Spanish translation. / PBN FILE PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

Do you agree with the Providence City Council mailing every household...

The mailers started arriving in early July at households across Providence, each card with the headline in English and Spanish, "Citizen or not: You...

R.I. manufacturers feeling bite of tariffs

PAWTUCKET – U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., recently hosted a roundtable discussion featuring six small manufacturers from Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District to examine the...
LEGISLATION signed into law by Gov. Daniel J. McKee on June 27 has created a statewide "housing land bank" operated by the R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. that will accept, hold, transfer and sell properties for redevelopment into housing. / PBN FILE PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

R.I.’s new ‘housing land bank’ will set sights on vacant, unused...

Rhode Island has added yet another tool in its battle to ease the shortage of housing in the state, creating a "housing land bank"...
NEWPORT HAS received confirmation that its application for $11 million in federal funding has been approved for the restoration and preservation of the Cliff Walk. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Newport secures $11M federal grant for restoration, preservation of Cliff Walk

NEWPORT – The city's application for $11 million in federal funding to restore and preserve the Cliff Walk has been approved. A section of the...

Report: Federal judge orders CVS’ Omnicare to pay $949M for fraudulent...

PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has ordered CVS Health Corp.'s Omnicare Inc. unit to pay $949 million as part of a whistleblower lawsuit claiming...

R.I. law opens livestreamed casino games to out-of-staters

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has become the first state in the country to allow gamblers from other states and countries to play online games...
GENERAL DYNAMICS Electric Boat Corp. has been awarded a $1.85 billion contract modification to support construction efforts of two new "Block V" Virginia-class submarines. / COURTESY GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT CORP.

Electric Boat awarded $1.85B contract modification for Virginia-class submarine construction

NORTH KINGSTOWN – General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. has been awarded a $1.85 billion contract modification to support the construction of two Virginia-class submarines.  The...

Famiglietti wins District 4 Democratic Primary; General election slated for Aug....

NORTH PROVIDENCE – City Council member Stefano Famiglietti clinched the Democratic nomination for R.I. Senate District 4 on Tuesday. His victory sets the stage for...

Former R.I. Gov. DiPrete dies at age 91

PROVIDENCE – Former Gov. Edward D. DiPrete, a Republican who served as governor between 1985 and 1991 in three terms that ended amid corruption...

Salve poll: McKee, some other top R.I. elected officials viewed unfavorably

NEWPORT – New poll numbers released Wednesday continue a bad trend for Gov. Daniel J. McKee when it comes to public perception from local...
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