Massachusetts enacts short-term rental tax
BOSTON – Property owners in Massachusetts, take note. The Bay State has a new law that applies state and local taxes to short-term rentals,...
DEM proposes to raise fees to fund budget increase
PROVIDENCE – The proposed price hikes for state beaches and camping fees was released Wednesday by the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, coinciding with...
Revolution Wind R.I. benefit projected to include Mass., Conn. projects too
PROVIDENCE – National Grid Rhode Island says that its proposed contract with Ørsted US Offshore Wind and Eversource will have a net direct and...
Raimondo seeks to modernize, increase investment in state parks, beaches
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced an initiative to modernize and increase investment into the state’s parks and beaches Monday.The governor cited a...
SBA offers disaster assistance to small businesses, nonprofits affected by Aquidneck...
NEWPORT – The U.S. Small Business Administration has made low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans available to Rhode Island small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small...
Opinion: Conn.’s governor calls for tolls on cars, trucks, reversing position
PROVIDENCE – Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont called for tolling for both trucks and cars in Connecticut in an op-ed in the Connecticut Post Saturday.Lamont...
Bill to protect Wood-Pawcatuck watershed passes U.S. Senate
HOPKINTON – The U.S. Senate this week voted 92-8 in favor of a bipartisan public-lands package, which includes language from Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., to...
R.I. among 4 states selected for $300K fitness equipment gift
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been selected as one of four states to receive a $300,000 fitness equipment gift from the National Foundation for...
Business costs are rising but owners still confident in growth plans,...
Most Rhode Island businesses are doing well and have positive outlooks for themselves and the economy for 2019, though their confidence is not quite...
Can fishing, offshore wind coexist?
How much do offshore wind-energy operations disrupt commercial fishing and how much is that worth?That’s the central question in not only the current talks...
