Tag: Center For American Progress
Caregiving demands still impacting R.I. women’s opportunities in workforce
Few industries escaped the crippling employment blow dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic. One exception in Rhode Island: construction, which was categorized as an essential...
A WORK IN PROGRESS: $45M program aims to reemploy Rhode Islanders,...
Scott R. Jensen watched helplessly as the number of out-of-work Rhode Islanders soared when COVID-19 hit in March.
For months, unemployment claims climbed higher. And...
Raimondo promises to bring universal pre-K to R.I. if re-elected
PAWTUCKET – During a Sept. 10 visit to a pre-K classroom here, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said she would guarantee “every 4-year-old a seat...
Report: R.I. among 11 states to receive highest grade for elections...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is among 11 states receiving the highest grade for elections security in a new report by the Center for American...