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R.I. judicial selection panel to weigh campaign contribution disclosures to applicants

The panel tasked with selecting Rhode Island’s judges on Tuesday will consider whether its members must disclose campaign contributions to judicial applicants and recuse...

Renovated state building highlights Rhode Island Day at the Big E

PROVIDENCE – A new look helped usher in Rhode Island Day at the Eastern States Exposition Tuesday. The Rhode Island Building, a replica of Newport’s...

Flights are disrupted across U.S. Northeast because of technical problems at...

Hundreds of flights were canceled in the U.S. Northeast on Monday due to technical problems at a key regional air traffic control center, halting operations at...

Election26: Morales says rent stabilization could pass unchanged in first 100...

PROVIDENCE – Democratic mayoral nominee Rep. David Morales said Monday he would make rent stabilization one of his first priorities if elected, saying he...

Rivals no more, can they be good sports? Gubernatorial primary battles...

Less than 24 afters after losing a bruising primary reelection battle, Gov. Daniel J. McKee backed his rival, Helena Buonanno Foulkes for the Nov. 3 general...
A DEMONSTRATION SIGN is seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in June 2023 before a divided high court stuck down the Biden administration's $400 billion student loan forgiveness plan. Rhode Island has the 16th-highest student loan debt burden in the nation, according to WalletHub. / AP FILE PHOTO/MARIAM ZUNHAIB

WalletHub: R.I. has 16th-highest student loan debt in the nation

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has the 16th-highest student loan debt burden in the nation for the second-consecutive year, according to WalletHub.  The personal finance website...

R.I., Mass. gas prices keep climbing

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 3 cents from a week ago to $4.40 per gallon, AAA...

Federal Reserve official says fighting inflation likely to be ‘painful’

WASHINGTON (AP) – A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that the central bank may have to cause economic pain in the form of...

America250-Enduring Success: Leonard Valve Co.

(Editor’s note: This is the 27th installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of...

Cannabis panel considers shorter wholesale payment deadline, later home delivery

WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission is mulling two proposed changes to its regulations that would establish a 30-day payment deadline for wholesale...
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