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NOT SATISFIED: Karl Wadensten, president and CEO of VIBCO in Richmond, said he is not satisfied with the North American Free Trade Agreement or the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement because both are designed for each country’s best interest, rather than unifying North America in a three-way partnership.  / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. manufacturers differ on USMCA regulations

Focus June 14, 2019 2:25 am

With ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement dragging on longer than expected, Rhode Island manufacturers’ outlook on the proposed deal is mixed. Some say the...

SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ORRIN HATCH, R-Utah, says that it is not a given that the taxes that were rolled back in the House of Representatives' American Health Care Act will be written out of the Senate's version of health care reform.

Obamacare taxes aren’t necessarily going away, GOP senators say

Government May 9, 2017 3:15 pm

WASHINGTON – Republican senators said it’s unclear whether their chamber will repeal all of the taxes imposed under Obamacare as they set aside the...

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THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE hospitalized with COVD-19 in Rhode Island declined t0 206 on Sunday, the lowest number since early April. COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. reports seven new COVID-19-related deaths, 106 new cases on Sunday

May 31, 2020 12:40 pm

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island approached 8,000 on Tuesday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

171 new COVID-19 cases in R.I., with 18 more deaths

May 30, 2020 12:22 pm

RHODE ISLAND collections of the local 1% meal and beverage tax in March declined 35.6% from March 2019. / COURTESY HEMENWAY’S/LUCAS PRESTON

March collections of 1% meal and beverage, hotel taxes decline

May 29, 2020 4:06 pm

MOST RHODE ISLAND state beaches, including Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly, above, will reopen on June 1. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND STATE PARKS

R.I. state beaches set to reopen on June 1

May 29, 2020 1:30 pm

RHODE ISLAND health officials reported 16 new deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I.’s Phase II of reopening to begin on June 1

May 29, 2020 11:58 am

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