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Does Bally’s really need financial help from R.I.?

Casino operator Bally’s Corp. is insisting that Rhode Island’s impending indoor smoking “ban” to start in 2027 will cut into future profits, and it...
LAB WORK: Kaitlin Dailey, left, a University of Rhode Island assistant professor, monitors technician Victoria Coulter, a 2025 pharmaceutical sciences graduate, on URI’s South Kingstown campus. 
PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

URI pharmacy enrollment rebounds after decline

When Kerry LaPlante decided to become a pharmacist, the opportunity to play a direct, accessible role in community health care served as a major...
CREDIT ­WORTHY: Conor ­McCloskey, left, Narragansett High School principal, and Narragansett schools Superintendent Peter Cummings, are pleased that the town topped the list of Rhode Island school districts that saw the biggest increase in students taking Advanced Placement exams over the last decade. 
PBN PHOTO/­ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Advanced Placement participation surges across R.I. high schools

At Narragansett High School, students as young as freshmen are stepping into college-level classrooms, tackling Advanced Placement courses that just a decade ago few...

Pawtucket stadium still planning how to cash in on World Cup

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is just months away from bringing a weekslong flood of soccer fans and more than $1 billion in economic...
RIGHTS OR WRONG? Deputy House Speaker Raymond A. Hull, D-Providence, is supporting legislation that would require insurers to outline policyholders’ rights in simple terms to help in understanding, but at least one industry group objects to the additional regulation. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Insurance ‘bill of rights’ aims to end coverage confusion

Jeff Brooks, a Newport Realtor with Hogan Associates Christie’s International Real Estate, is the first to acknowledge that he should have known better. Despite his...
PICTURE OF POWER: The flow of the Blackstone River fueled Rhode Island mills for centuries, but now Blackstone Watershed Collaborative is one of the nonprofits working on improvements to the river, including commissioning a hydrologic and hydraulic study. 
PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

Group prepares to build on Blackstone River revival

The Blackstone River played a key role in the Industrial Revolution: more than 100 mills and mill villages were built around it and its...
Michael Sroczynski / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Five Questions With: Michael Sroczynski

Michael Sroczynski | President, Hospital Association of Rhode Island 1. What do you see as the greatest challenge facing Rhode Island’s health care system?...
Kayla Viveiros / Courtesy A.B. Munroe Dairy Inc.

Five Questions With: Kayla Viveiros

Kayla Viveiros | CEO, A.B. Munroe Dairy Inc. 1. How will your background at Polaris MEP be useful in operating A.B. Munroe Dairy? At...
GOOD OR BAD IDEA? President Donald Trump has proposed capping annual percentage rates for credit cards at 10%, but some in the financial services industry think such a move could have a negative ripple effect.
AP FILE PHOTO/STEVE HELBER

Banks, airlines wary of credit card interest cap

When President Donald Trump announced earlier this year that he planned to order credit card companies to cap the annual percentage rate at 10%...
ADDITIONAL PAYMENT: The 11,579-square-foot home at 626 Bellevue Ave. in Newport, which sold for $30 million in 2021, is now assessed at $21.6 million. That will mean an additional $103,200 annual payment to the state under the “Taylor Swift tax” taking effect in July. 
COURTESY GUSTAVE WHITE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

How will ‘Taylor Swift tax’ impact R.I.’s luxury real estate market?

As the Ocean State’s so-called “Taylor Swift tax” is poised to go into effect this July, observers agree that for Rhode Island’s wealthiest homeowners,...
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