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PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the nation’s 17th-lowest rate of child poverty last year, a marked improvement from its 35th-lowest ranking in 2005, according...

PROVIDENCE – Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis' new position as Eastern region vice president of the National Association of Secretaries of State "gives...

BOSTON – Businesses, nonprofits and residents whose property was damaged by the Bernat Mill Complex fire in Uxbridge have until Sept. 21 to...

Massachusetts’ effort to open its auto insurance industry to more competition should take another step forward this week, when the state insurance commissioner is...

Dale Venturini is already bracing for the effects of a new crackdown by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on companies that employ illegal...

BOSTON – Thirty-nine communities, including Fall River, Taunton and New Bedford, will receive nearly $11 million for innovative anti-gang and youth-violence prevention programs under...

Blackstone Valley Community Health Care, a Pawtucket-based nonprofit that runs health clinics in Pawtucket and Central Falls, has adopted electronic medical records, bringing this...

PROVIDENCE – U.S. Jack Reed has announced a $291,000 federal grant, administered by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, to fund Save The Bay...

The University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy is losing its leader. Donald E. Letendre, dean of pharmacy at URI since 2001, has accepted the...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Massachusetts is the fourth most-expensive state in which to do business, with overall expenses 30.6 more higher than the...