Despite legislation, don’t expect college costs to drop
When Congress passed an overhaul of federal college aid recently, Democratic leaders crowed that the legislation was like the GI bill, which guaranteed free...
Having insurance doesn’t guarantee health coverage
Phew! This is the collective cry of the insured. The uninsured face physicians who refuse to see them, long waits at neighborhood clinics, dunning...
Latin American Film Festival seen as educational
José Torrealba sees the Providence Latin American Film Festival as much more than a venue for showing films, though it is one of the...
Hospitality industry fears loss of seasonal labor
The National Hotel on Block Island got only five employees from other countries to work seasonally on H-2B visas this year. But next year,...
Retiree takes reins of R.I. health, human services
Lee D. Grossi, a former state budget officer with experience in the R.I. Department of Human Services and the R.I. Department of Children, Youth...
Tax credit program paying off, say its supporters
Few in Rhode Island would question that the state’s historic preservation investment tax credit has fostered development. There are so many concrete examples, from...
RIEPC takes another pass at planning the future
When the R.I. Economic Policy Council published “A Rhode Island Economic Strategy: 10 Ways to Succeed without Losing Our Soul” in 2001, the public/private...
195 firms recognized for equality
National law firm Nixon Peabody LLP and global accounting and professional services provider Ernst & Young LLP are among the companies with operations in...
R.I. seeks to connect disabled to jobs
The director of a local program designed to help the disabled enter the work force is “cautiously optimistic” that state officials are now serious...
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac allowed to expand assets
The Bush administration last week reversed policy, allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two largest sources of money for U.S. home loans, to...
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