Wiley Center backs new legislation to cap energy bills for low-income residents
PROVIDENCE – The George Wiley Center, a statewide energy justice and anti-poverty nonprofit organization, is backing proposed legislation that would cap energy bills for...
Washington Trust employees collect household items, build kits for Crossroads clients
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. employees recently built and donated 35 “Welcome Home” kits to benefit Crossroads Rhode Island clients who are transitioning...
Taunton state Rep. Doherty dies of cancer at 82
TAUNTON – Rep. Carol A. Doherty, a Democrat and former longtime educator who has represented the 3rd Bristol district in the Mass. Statehouse for...
Fort Barton Elementary School in Tiverton to close at end of school year
TIVERTON – Citing the need to decrease a seven-figure deficit in its upcoming fiscal budget and declining enrollment, the Tiverton School Committee on Feb....
Should the state Ethics Commission ban lobbyists from giving gifts over $25 to state...
The state Ethics Commission on Feb. 11 took the first step toward strengthening the so-called “gift rule” to ban lobbyists from giving gifts over...
Nonprofit leaders selected for United Way of R.I.’s 2025 Executive Director Learning Circle
PROVIDENCE – Twelve local nonprofit top officials have been chosen as the newest class of United Way of Rhode Island Inc.’s annual Executive Director...
Profit from being inclusive
Tina Guenette | Real Access Motivates Progress CEO, president and founder
Making your business inclusive is not only the right thing to do for your...
LaFortune named president of FirstWorks board of directors
NIRVA R. LAFORTUNE, executive director of City Year Providence and a former Providence city councilor, was recently named the new board president of the...
Collaborate to protect vital programs
Trump administration efforts to slash federal spending threaten everything from state economic development and workforce training to nonprofits that rely heavily on grants, R.I....
Business needs the U.S. Department of Education to survive
President Donald Trump has been clear that he wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Trump and other critics argue that this federal...