Airbnb remits record $6M in 2021 tax revenue to R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Airbnb, an online rental hosting platform, announced on Friday that it remitted a record $6 million in 2021 tax revenue to the...
RISE names Della Grotta new executive director
PROVIDENCE – Education nonprofit Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education announced Friday that Kaitlin Della Grotta has been named the organization’s new executive director.
Della Grotta has...
Should the state and local communities continue providing remote access to...
An executive order issued by Gov. Daniel J. McKee allowing public government meetings to be held virtually expires at the end of the month.
Government...
Rebuild or retreat? Newport eyes Cliff Walk’s eroding future
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – Newport, Rhode Island, is in a bind: Should the city continue propping up its landmark Cliff Walk, even though chunks...
Report: Providence metro has 4th lowest share of minority-owned businesses in...
PROVIDENCE – Greater Providence has the fourth-lowest share of minority-owned businesses relative to its minority population among major metropolitan areas nationwide, according to new...
Cox defends $120M plan to upgrade state’s broadband infrastructure
PROVIDENCE – Cox Communications' $120 million plan to upgrade Rhode Island's broadband infrastructure is not enough for three state lawmakers, including Rep. Deborah Ruggiero,...
Brown’s Jha named new White House COVID-19 response coordinator
WASHINGTON (AP) – Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, was named new White House COVID-19 response coordinator...
Lardaro: R.I. economic recovery more rapid and stronger than anticipated
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's economy expanded for the 10th consecutive month in January indicating a more rapid and stronger pandemic recovery than anticipated, but...
Retail sales up 0.3% in February amid higher prices
NEW YORK – After beginning the year in a buying mood, Americans slowed their spending in February as prices for food, gasoline, toothpaste and...
ADL reports high rates of anti-Semitism, white supremacist incidents in R.I.
PROVIDENCE — Incidents of anti-Semitism, white supremacist propaganda and other acts of extremism collectively rose in Rhode Island last year, according to a report...
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