Tag: Congress
Business groups urge Congress to block potential rail strike
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Business groups are increasing the pressure on lawmakers to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month's deadline in...
U.S. employers keep hiring at solid pace, adding 261,000 jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers kept hiring briskly in October, adding a substantial 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy...
Capital Good Fund calls for passage of Inflation Reduction Act
PROVIDENCE – A city-based community development financial institution is among the organizations calling for passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
In a joint statement signed...
Biden tapping oil reserve for 6 months to control gas prices
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum...
Morgenthau latest R.I. Democrat to run for U.S. Congress
PROVIDENCE – A former member of then Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s Homeland Security Advisory Board and current deputy assistant secretary for travel and tourism...
Former Cranston Mayor Fung running for Congress
CRANSTON – Former Mayor Allan W. Fung, who twice unsuccessfully ran for Rhode Island governor, is now making a push for Congress.
Fung, now a...
Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats...
Should Rhode Island gradually increase its minimum wage to $15 an...
The state Senate on Feb. 10 approved a gradual increase in Rhode Island’s minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 per hour by 2025.
Proponents say...
Republicans block $2,000 virus checks despite Trump demand
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans shot down a Democratic bid on Thursday to pass President Donald Trump's longshot, end-of-session demand for $2,000 direct payments...
$900B COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) – Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to...
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