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State Archives to exhibit copies for Declaration of Independence on July...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. State Archives is celebrating the Fourth of July with a public viewing of the state’s three copies of the Declaration...
Jay L. ­Zagorsky

For Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips,’ devil is in details

President Donald Trump’s promise to eliminate taxes on tips may sound like a windfall for service workers – but the fine print in Congress’...

Trump administration blocked from cutting billions in federal health money

PROVIDENCE – A U.S. District Court judge in Rhode Island granted a preliminary injunction halting the slashing of $11 billion in federal money for...
MAKER SPACE: ­Instructor Adaliz Rivera, above right, teaches Jasper Bliss, of Providence, how to operate a heat press and vinyl cutting machine in the first-floor workshop at Providence Public Library. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Beyond book learning: Training programs soaring at expanded Providence Public Library

Eric Khiev is looking to make a ­career change, and that’s why he was at the Providence Public Library last fall. Khiev holds a bachelor’s...
UP IN THE AIR: People such as Victoria McNeil, director of financial aid at the University of Rhode Island, are paying close attention to the projected $2.7 billion shortfall for the federal Pell Grant program and what it means for future aid to undergraduate students. 
PBN PHOTO/­ELIZABETH GRAHAM

The future of Pell grants is unclear for students

The federal Pell Grant program, named after the late Rhode Island Sen. Claiborne Pell, has money problems. The Congressional Budget Office is projecting the program...

Neronha joins coalition suing Trump administration for billions in lost public...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island stands to lose more than $31 million from cancellations by U.S. Health and Human Services Department, R.I. Attorney General Peter...

Report: Magaziner not moving to congressional district he represents

PROVIDENCE – Rep. Seth Magaziner says he won't be moving to the 2nd Congressional District he represents after all. The Democratic congressman told WPRI-TV CBS...

Powell says Fed ‘well positioned’ for the ‘risks and uncertainties’ that...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve is prepared to keep its key interest rate unchanged for now as inflation remains elevated and the job...

Amo co-sponsors blockchain bill to promote diplomacy and national security

PROVIDENCE – U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., has co-introduced a resolution “to unleash the potential” of distributed ledger technologies, or DLT, such as blockchain...

3 priorities for Congress in lame-duck session

After a long and brutally divisive election season, federal lawmakers now return to Capitol Hill for the final weeks of the 118th Congress –...
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