General Assembly OKs $119M in ARPA spending; McKee signs into law
PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal for allocating $119 million of the $1.1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act...
Lt. Gov. Matos positive for COVID-19; Elorza mandates vaccine for city...
PROVIDENCE – Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos on Tuesday announced on Twitter she has tested positive for COVID-19.
“I tested positive for COVID-19. I have very...
AARP Rhode Island names Mitchell state president
PROVIDENCE – AARP Rhode Island on Tuesday named Shere Strategy Enterprises founder Marcus Mitchell as state president.
He replaces Phil Zarlengo in the volunteer position...
Top R.I. legislators confident recreational marijuana will pass ‘overwhelmingly’ in upcoming...
PROVIDENCE – After months of negotiations, House and Senate leaders say they're nearly ready to introduce legislation to legalize recreational marijuana that will have...
Vaccine proof 401Health app goes live
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Islanders will now be able to prove they have been vaccinated via a mobile application on their phones.
Gov. Daniel J. McKee...
Kimble-Huntley: Time to be ‘thinking differently and thinking big’ on tourism
PROVIDENCE – “Thinking big is going to be one of the things that is going to set us apart from other states” on tourism,...
Business community split on mask mandate as McKee weighs health options
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island's business community is split on the need for a statewide mask mandate, which Gov. Daniel J. McKee has said he'd...
Where’s Rhode Island’s economy heading?
Bringing Rhode Island’s economy back to pre-COVID-19 levels will take an ongoing commitment into the new year from business, government and community leaders to...
Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman: The secret to success in business...
As Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman approached the end of a solid 12-year NBA career in 1987 and pondered life as a restaurant franchisee, he wondered...
State leaders agree to invest $119M to aid small bizs, human...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday announced that $119 million in federal aid from the American Rescue Plan Act will be spent...
