Jury still out on effort to diversify R.I. judiciary
William J. Trezvant grew up surrounded by Black lawyers and judges, thanks to his dad’s leadership of the Newport chapter of the NAACP.
Those early...
R.I. nursing schools sounding alarm on faculty shortage
Faced with a crippling staffing crisis at local hospitals, professors at Rhode Island’s public colleges say it’s time to solve a long-standing problem with...
Plenty of challenges ahead, but which to solve first?
Inflation. Supply chain bottlenecks. Worker shortages.
The pandemic-induced fires are spreading fast, and companies are struggling to figure out which ones to put out first.
Local...
R.I. considers relaxing law on homemade food
A home-based bakery seemed to make perfect sense to Portsmouth resident Kara Donovan. Friends and family had already asked to buy her creations, and...
Online Realtor training helps fuel rush of students
A combination of a red-hot residential real estate market, the rising popularity of house-flipping reality shows, the “great resignation” and the convenience of Zoom-based...
More health care settings become LGBTQ Safe Zones
Imagine moving into a nursing home, after living proudly for years as an openly gay, lesbian or transgender person, only to be forced back...
Lawsuit protection offers some relief for hospitals
Lawsuits are not just an abstract threat for Dr. Peter F. Graves.
The associate chief of emergency medicine at South County Health has been sued...
Gilkey looks to launch registry to help workforce
While the state navigates the labor shortage, the R.I. Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner is seeking to widen the talent pipeline as Rhode Island...
After lull, cost of coverage for cars could rise again
When the pandemic struck Rhode Island in 2020, and a stay-at-home order was issued, the highways and byways around the state and country became...
Will closures hurt R.I.’s innovation efforts?
For more than two decades, Providence nonprofit the Tech Collective provided training, recognition and other guidance for innovators ranging from aspiring entrepreneurs to seasoned...
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