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DOJ sues R.I., 5 other states for refusing its demands for...

Elections 12/03/2025

BOSTON (AP) – The Justice Department on Tuesday sued six more states, including Rhode Island, in its ongoing campaign to obtain detailed voter data and...

THE WASHINGTON TRUST CO. has agreed to a $9 million settlement of allegations by the U.S. Justice Department that it engaged in discriminatory lending practices. The bank denies the allegations. / PBN FILE PHOTO/SCOTT KINGSLEY

Washington Trust agrees to $9M settlement of federal redlining allegations

Financial Services 09/27/2023

PROVIDENCE – The Washington Trust Co. has agreed to a $9 million settlement to resolve allegations that the bank engaged in lending discrimination from...

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01/16/2026

HANDIWORK: Tool maker Bobby Bianca operates a milling machine on the production floor at Warwick Hanger Co. in Westerly.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

MEET THE MAKERS: Westerly factory specializes in crucial, mostly concealed, construction...

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R.I.’s hospital crisis could deepen

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Tim Hebert founded Warwick-based Dirigo Leadership Consulting LLC, doing business as Dirigo, in 2018. Previously, he was the co-founder and CEO of Atrion Inc., where he spent almost three decades helping organizations grow. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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01/16/2026

QUIET FOR THE MOMENT: Gretchen Anderson, senior clinical director of ambulatory and outpatient behavioral health at Butler Hospital, stands at the desk outside the hospital’s Express Care walk-in clinic, catering to people in need of immediate mental health services.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

New ‘Express Care’ clinic bridges mental health gap

01/16/2026

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