After huge pandemic losses, governments see rapid rebound
State and local governments lost at least $117 billion of expected revenue early in the pandemic, according to an Associated Press analysis, but many...
Fed plans to raise rates as soon as March to cool...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it plans to begin raising its benchmark interest rate as soon as March, a key...
McKee proposes health care spending watchdog program
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee is proposing a Health Spending Accountability and Transparency program he says could help health care insurers and providers...
Elorza gives new February deadline for unvaccinated city workers to get...
PROVIDENCE - After previously defending his Jan. 14 deadline for city workers to get vaccinated or else risk losing their jobs, Mayor Jorge O....
Garland Writing machinery, pens up for auction
COVENTRY – The last local vestiges of Garland Writing Instruments, whose pen mechanism design was once used throughout the industry, will be up for...
Nighttime events boost Roger Williams Park Zoo’s attendance to record levels
PROVIDENCE – In times of crisis, you can fall in love again. Administrators at Roger Williams Park Zoo firmly believe that was the case...
McKee issues executive order to aid staffing issues at R.I. nursing...
PROVIDENCE – Due to continued stresses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Daniel J. McKee issued an executive order on Friday that would provide...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 2,334, with 16 new deaths
PROVIDENCE - Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 2,334, with 16 new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday.
Hospitalizations of...
Should affected businesses go ahead with COVID-19 vaccine or testing requirements,...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 struck down a mandate from President Joe Biden's administration requiring employees at large businesses to get a...
Gittell leads Bryant with an economist’s eye
(Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment in an occasional series of interviews with the state’s new wave of higher education leaders.)
Bryant University President...
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