Tag: Coronavirus
Raimondo outlines reopening strategy; COVID-19 cases rise to 7,708
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo says she is hopeful that by early next month, she will be able to begin to ease the...
Citizens Q1 Business Conditions Index shows early impact of COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – A slight quarterly decrease in Citizens Bank’s Business Conditions Index could be a harbinger of the devastating economic effects of the new...
Brown president: Reopening colleges should be a priority
PROVIDENCE (AP) – The president of Brown University says reopening college campuses this fall should be a “national priority” for the well-being of the...
Five Questions With: Matt Myers
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a national organization, but its president, Matt Myers, has been paying particular attention to Rhode Island ever since...
COVID-19 cases surpass 7,400 in R.I.; Raimondo eyes economy reopening
PROVIDENCE - Health officials on Sunday reported day-over-day decreases in deaths, new positive cases and hospitalizations related to COVID-19 in Rhode Island, and Gov....
13 more COVID-19 deaths in R.I., but other data in ‘plateau,’...
PROVIDENCE – The spread of COVID-19 appears to be plateauing and "we're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnnel," Gov....
R.I. receives $2M for substance use disorder, mental illness treatment during...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has received $2 million in federal funds to expand access to treatment for substance use disorders and serious mental illnesses,...
Trump signs $484B measure to aid employers, hospitals
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump signed a $484 billion bill Friday to aid employers and hospitals under stress from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 437; National Guard to help at...
PROVIDENCE – Members of Rhode Island’s National Guard will begin offering assistance at nursing homes this weekend, and more COVID-19 testing is on the...
COVID-19 UI claims rise to 139.6K
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance claims due to the COVID-19 pandemic increased by 1,854 Thursday to total 139,608, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
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