Religious exemption requests grow as vaccine mandates rise
About 3,000 Los Angeles Police Department employees are citing religious objections to try to get out of the required COVID-19 vaccination. In Washington state,...
R.I. hotel industry projecting $107.8M less in business travel revenue in...
PROVIDENCE – A new report has found that Rhode Island’s hotel industry is projected to end the year with $107.8 million less revenue from...
Survey: Small businesses report renewed anxiety amid COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – After hopes that a return to normalcy was on the horizon during early summer, many small businesses are growing increasingly concerned about their...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 389, with 6 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 389, with six new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday.
Hospitalizations of...
Brown tightens COVID-19 restrictions as campus cases rise
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Brown University has paused in-person dining and placed a limit of five people for undergraduate social gatherings in response to a...
Steinberg says R.I. Foundation will soon submit ‘big’ ideas to state...
PROVIDENCE – During the Rhode Island Foundation’s annual meeting held virtually Monday, CEO and President Neil D. Steinberg in his formal address touched on...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 858 over weekend, with 9 new...
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 858 from Sept. 10 through Sunday, with nine new deaths, the R.I. Department...
Adapt or else: U.S. downtown businesses cope with new reality
NEW YORK (AP) – Downtown businesses in the United States and abroad once took for granted that nearby offices would provide a steady clientele...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 346, with 6 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 346, with six new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday.
Hospitalizations of...
DLT: 536 R.I. companies, 186K workers subject to Biden vaccine/test requirement
PROVIDENCE – Fewer than 2% of private state employers would be subject to the new vaccine and testing mandates announced by the Biden administration,...
