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RIPPLE EFFECT? An R.I. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a subsidiary of Johnston insurer FM Global over COVID-19-related claims could set a precedent in other cases. 
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Ruling in favor of R.I. insurer on COVID-19 claim may set...

A recent R.I. Supreme Court ruling has dashed the hopes of many businesses seeking millions of dollars in COVID-19-related claims from insurers, but it...

Pay in R.I. increased slightly less than inflation rate since pandemic

The typical U.S. worker’s pay is about the same as it was in late 2019, after accounting for inflation. But workers in some states...
STUCK IN NEUTRAL: Woonsocket City Council Vice President Valerie Gonzalez, left, and Michelle Taylor, an official at the nonprofit Community Care Alliance, stand with the “Dignity Bus.” The city used $150,000 of its American Rescue Plan Act aid to purchase the 20-bed emergency shelter for the homeless last year, and the alliance operated it. But funding for ongoing costs ran out and the bus has been dormant since May 31. Gonzalez says more funding is coming. 
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PAUL J. SPETRINI

WINDFALL WOES: Some R.I. communities slow to deploy ARPA millions before...

When Rhode Island cities and towns were awarded more than $500 million in COVID-19 relief money three years ago, it was a welcome infusion...

R.I. weekly COVID-19 cases increase by 556, with no deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 556, with no deaths, from July 21-27, the R.I. Department of Health said...
CONFIRMED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 477, with no deaths, from July 14-20, the R.I. Department of Health says.

R.I. weekly COVID-19 cases increase by 477, with no deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 477, with no deaths, from July 14-20 the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday.  Typically, the...

R.I. weekly COVID-19 cases increase by 362, with no deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 362, with no deaths, from July 7-13, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday.  Typically, the...
CONFIRMED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 291, with two deaths, from June 30-July 6, the R.I. Department of Health says. 

R.I. weekly COVID-19 cases increase by 291, with 2 deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 291, with two deaths, from June 30-July 6, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday.  Typically,...

R.I. weekly COVID-19 cases increase by 239, with 3 deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 239, with three deaths, from June 16-22, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday.  Typically, the...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increased by 210 last week, with 3 deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 210, with three deaths, from June 9-15, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday.  Typically, the...

Do you care about state and national COVID-19 data, such as...

Government and media reports of state and national COVID-19 data, such as new cases, deaths, tests and vaccines administered have declined sharply over the...
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