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Providence City Council calls for financial details ahead of FY2021 budget

Financial Services 04/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – It’s no secret that the abrupt economic shutdown caused by the new coronavirus will have serious implications for state and municipal bottom...

SBA approves $4.7M in Economic Injury Disaster Loans for R.I. applicants

Business Services 04/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – Ninety-two Rhode Island small businesses and nonprofits have qualified for a combined $4.7 million loans through the Small Business Administration’s Economic injury...

DEATHS FROM COVID-19 are expected to surpass 2,000 this week in Massachusetts. Above, a woman positions her mask after a medical worker, left, took a sample from her nose at a coronavirus testing tent outside MGH Healthcare Center. AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

Massachusetts becomes coronavirus hotspot as cases surge

Coronavirus 04/20/2020

Massachusetts has become a hotspot of coronavirus infections, drawing the concern of federal officials and promises of aid from hard-hit New York as the...

GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO said that as of Wednesday afternoon, the state has seen 132 cases of COVID-19. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Raimondo begins outlining steps to reopen economy

Coronavirus 04/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – Sounding determined and even optimistic at times, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Monday afternoon laid out six factors that she says state...

AN ADDITIONAL $2.1 MILLION was awarded to local nonprofits from the COVID-19 Response Fund created by the United Way of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Foundation.

Additional $2.1M awarded to nonprofits from COVID-19 response fund

Coronavirus 04/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – Another $2.1 million in grants were awarded to 54 local nonprofits and schools from the United Way of Rhode Island and Rhode...

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FILINGS in Rhode Island due to COVID-19 reached 132,530 as of Sunday. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID GOLDMAN

COVID-19-related UI claims reach 132.5K in R.I.

Coronavirus 04/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance filings in Rhode Island related to COVID-19 increased 1,236 on Sunday to 132,530, according to the R.I. Department of Labor...

RHODE ISLAND will receive $14.2 million in federal funds to provide meals to children and low-income families during the COVID-19-related school closures. AP FILE PHOTO/CAROLYN KASTER

R.I. to receive $14.2M from feds for children nutrition programs during...

Coronavirus 04/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is set to receive $14.2 million to feed children and low income families as part of the federal stimulus to...

Butler Hospital offers virtual mental health programs for patients

Health Services 04/19/2020

PROVIDENCE – Butler Hospital has moved many of its programs to virtual platforms as supplements to on-site socially distanced programming. Patients must have access to...