Judge: State violated rights of English-language learners
PROVIDENCE – A Superior Court judge ruled Thursday the Council of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state Department of Education violated the rights...
R.I. unemployment rate dips to 2.9%, a 30-year low
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s economic recovery continued in May with the monthly unemployment rate dropping three-tenths of a percentage point from April to 2.9%,...
Report: Providence metro area 15th for innovative workers
PROVIDENCE – The Providence metro area, including Warwick and part of southeastern Massachusetts, was ranked 15th among the largest U.S. metro areas with the...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 204, with 1 death
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 204 on Tuesday, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday.
Hospitalizations of...
Gambrel-style home sells for $4.1M in Jamestown’s largest nonwaterfront sale of...
JAMESTOWN – In the town's largest nonwaterfront sale and second highest home transaction in 2022, a newly built Gambrel-style home at 11 Bryer Ave....
Fed attacks inflation with its largest rate hike since 1994
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday intensified its drive to tame high inflation by raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of...
R.I. education officials announce measures to improve civics education
PROVIDENCE – In a significant agreement following a federal lawsuit filed four years by a group of local students, state education officials announced Wednesday...
Providence eases COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program eligibility
PROVIDENCE – With 90% of the city’s small-business grant program funding still up for grabs and less than a month to spend it, city...
Senate signs off on Providence pension bond proposal
PROVIDENCE – The capital city’s pitch to borrow half a billion dollars to pay down its unfunded pension liability could soon become reality, with...
Retail sales in May slip 0.3% amid surging inflation
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans cut their spending unexpectedly in May compared with a month before, underscoring how surging inflation on daily necessities like...
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