Tag: California
U.S. employers cut a surprising 92K jobs last month as unemployment...
WASHINGTON (AP) – American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. The unemployment rate blipped...
R.I. joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s new global tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – Some two dozen states, including Rhode Island, challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import...
Hasbro expects to put Pawtucket HQ on market in December
PAWTUCKET – Toy giant Hasbro Inc. plans to list and sell its properties when it leaves the state in the fourth quarter of 2026.
In...
Proposed legislation would require schools to print mental health hotline numbers...
PROVIDENCE – Two state legislators have proposed a bill that would spotlight mental health resources through a new medium: student ID cards.
The legislation, introduced...
McKee’s proposed FY2027 budget drops GLP-1 drugs for weight loss from...
Are GLP-1 drugs prescribed for weight loss becoming too outsized a line item for continued coverage through the state Medicaid program? That’s what Gov....
Atlantic Water Management acquired by California-based company
PROVIDENCE – California-based Sylmar Group announced Wednesday it has acquired Atlantic Water Management of Coventry.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Representatives from both companies did not immediately respond to...
Trump threatens to halt federal money next month not only to...
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that starting Feb. 1 he will deny federal funding to any states that are home to local governments resisting...
Neronha leads coalition challenging funding policy that targets transgender people
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is co-leading a lawsuit with attorneys general from 11 states challenging a U.S. Department of Health and...
Five Questions With: Joyce Hughes
Joyce Hughes is a sales associate for Residential Properties Ltd. Hughes, a lifelong resident of Barrington, has been selling real estate in Rhode Island...
Study: 93.5% of farms in Rhode Island family-owned
PROVIDENCE – Families own 93.5% of farms in Rhode Island, according to a new study by Farm Flavor.
Researchers at the digital agricultural platform in...
- Featured Event -
