ACLU calls on municipalities to beef up public meeting policies
PROVIDENCE – The state’s Open Meetings Act says that deliberations by local elected officials “be performed in an open and public manner.”
However, according to...
Election26: Providence mayoral candidates debate housing, public safety
PROVIDENCE – Housing affordability was the defining divide Tuesday as incumbent Mayor Brett P. Smiley and state Rep. David Morales offered competing visions for...
VoltServer raises $5M from international power management firm
EAST GREENWICH – As artificial intelligence and data centers place increasing demand on electrical systems, VoltServer has secured $5 million from an international power...
Washington Trust CEO points to commercial lending, branch growth after strong...
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. Chairman and CEO Edward O. “Ned” Handy III said the bank's improved second-quarter results showed growth in commercial...
Magic: The Gathering powers Hasbro to $160.9M Q2 profit
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. on Tuesday reported a second-quarter profit of $160.9 million driven by a strong performance from Magic: The Gathering, after posting an...
Judge’s ruling in Shekarchi’s bid to quash ethics probe expected in...
WARWICK – The fate of the state Ethics Commission’s investigation into whether former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi can join the R.I. Supreme Court...
Washington Trust Q2 profit rises 21% on lending growth, higher margins
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., the parent company of The Washington Trust Co., on Monday reported a $16 million profit for the second...
NSF Seafood Engine in New England granted $15M to strengthen industry
PROVIDENCE – The NSF Seafood Engine in New England, a seafood industry technology initiative, has been awarded $15 million in federal funding to help...
R.I., Mass. gas prices climb over $4 as Iran war heats...
PROVIDENCE – Renewed conflict in the Middle East's Strait of Hormuz has sent the average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode...
R.I. receives $1.12M federal grant for criminal record system upgrades
Rhode Island is receiving $1.12 million to help the state’s public safety agency modernize its criminal history record systems – the largest award the...
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