Employers still harboring concerns over marijuana legislation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island employers say lawmakers have heard their pleas by adding greater employer protections in legislation to legalize marijuana in the state,...
McKee: With new protocols, R.I. no longer ‘high transmission’ for COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – While it has long considered itself in a stage of “high transmission,” Rhode Island is now adopting a new risk assessment model...
Providence City Council approves June special election for pension bond proposal
PROVIDENCE - Providence voters will get to weigh in on whether the city should borrow $515 million to shore up its pension fund in...
McKee announces $5.5M in ARPA funding for Early Intervention providers
PROVIDENCE - Gov. Daniel J. McKee continues to roll out grant programs aimed at aiding the state's neediest sectors from the $119 million in...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 189, with 2 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 189, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday.
Hospitalizations of...
Masks now optional on Salve’s campus
NEWPORT – Salve Regina University now joins the growing chorus of local colleges that have modified their on-campus COVID-19 mask mandates.
The private university announced...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 261, with no new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 261, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday.
Hospitalizations of...
URI, CCRI, Brown University modify indoor mask mandates
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Students and faculty at the University of Rhode Island will be able to take their masks off in most indoor settings...
McKee, R.I. Commerce Corp. providing grants to hard-hit hospitality, tourism and...
PROVIDENCE – On the anniversary of his year in office, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Commerce Corp. announced Wednesday an $8 million...
Roger Williams University to ‘gradually’ reduce mask requirements
BRISTOL – Nearly a month after it began modifying some of its on-campus COVID-19 mask mandates, Roger Williams University has begun a phased approach...
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