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R.I., Mass. July 4.8% jobless rates highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – The July unemployment rates of 4.8% in Rhode Island and Massachusetts are the highest in New England and above the national rate...
Neronha co-leads lawsuit fighting Trump restrictions on crime victim grants
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on Monday joined 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration, accusing it of threatening...
Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects
The Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development, the latest step to suppress the...
Report: R.I. 18th most expensive state to rent in the country
Rhode Islanders making the state’s minimum wage must work at least 12 hours a day, seven days a week, in order to afford a...
More than 20 states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school, summer...
EAST PROVIDENCE (AP) – More than 20 states, including Rhode Island, sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday over billions of dollars in frozen...
Federal judge orders Trump administration to release EV charger funding in...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A federal judge Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in funding for the build out of electric vehicle...
Meet the Makers: Bristol-based skateboard manufacturer is picking up momentum
(Editor’s note: This is the 34th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
Federal judge to deny Trump administration’s motion to dismiss lawsuit over...
A federal judge in Massachusetts said Wednesday he plans to deny a motion by the Trump administration to dismiss a lawsuit over its blocking...
U.S. retail sales slide after a spring spending surge to beat...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Retail sales fell sharply in May as consumers pulled back after a sharp increase in spending in March to get ahead of President...
Providence power plant part of $1.9B transaction
PROVIDENCE – The Manchester Street Power Station is being sold.
The plant with the three tall smokestacks along the Providence River on Point Street is...
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