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Inflation pressures put Powell in spotlight before Congress

Economic Activity 03/06/2023

WASHINGTON (AP) – When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell last appeared before Congress, in June 2022, inflation had reached a four-decade high of nearly...

RHODE ISLAND residents had more faith in their state and local governments, including Daniel J. McKee than they did with federal lawmakers in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, according to according to a poll from the COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States. / AP FILE PHOTO

Survey: R.I. residents trusted state, local governments more than federal in...

Coronavirus 03/02/2023

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents had more faith in their state and local governments than they did in federal lawmakers in handling the COVID-19...

Walsh to leave Biden Cabinet for NHL union

Economy 02/07/2023

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League Players' Association, according...

Jha: Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11 because country...

Coronavirus 01/31/2023

WASHINGTON – Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health who is the White House COVID-19 Response coordinator, tweeted...

Business groups urge Congress to block potential rail strike

Business Services 11/28/2022

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

Economic Activity 11/04/2022

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

Financial Services 08/08/2022

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

Economy 03/31/2022

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum...

SARAH MORGENTHAU, deputy assistant secretary for travel and tourism with the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced Thursday that she is running for the 2nd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House. / SCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE

Morgenthau latest R.I. Democrat to run for U.S. Congress

Elections 02/24/2022

PROVIDENCE – A former member of then Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s Homeland Security Advisory Board and current deputy assistant secretary for travel and tourism...