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SEN. JACK REED said Monday that Rhode Island will receive $115 million in federal funds to support educational institutions, including teachers and students, as part of the federal coronavirus stimulus package passed last week. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. to receive $115M in federal funds for education support

Coronavirus 03/30/2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $115 million in federal funding to aid students, schools, universities and teachers as part of the federal stimulus...

PROVIDENCE MAYOR JORGE O. ELORZA touted the accomplishments his administration has overseen in his "State of the City" address on Monday night. / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

Providence to accept late tax payments, planning for cash flow shortage

Coronavirus 03/30/2020

PROVIDENCE – Acknowledging the tight financial situation prompted by increasing expenses and limited liquidity amid the coronavirus crisis, Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza on...

THE R.I. STUDENT Loan Authority is providing complimentary assistance for employers looking to take advantage of a new federal provision allowing employers to deduct up to $5,250 in student loan repayments per employee.

RISLA to provide aid to businesses seeking to take advantage of...

Coronavirus 03/30/2020

PROVIDENCE – The federal government is allowing employers to provide a student-loan repayment benefit to employees on a tax-free basis, the R.I. Student Loan...

PAWTUCKET MAYOR Donald R. Grebien announced that the city has launched an emergency small business loan program to help businesses impacted by COVID-19. / COURTESY CITY OF PAWTUCKET

Pawtucket launches emergency small-business loan program

Coronavirus 03/30/2020

PAWTUCKET – The city has created a new emergency loan program for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Donald R. Grebien announced...

THE UNIVERSITY OF Rhode Island, pictured, and the Community College of Rhode Island will both serve as mobile testing sites for the COVID-19 virus. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI, CCRI to serve as COVID-19 testing sites

Coronavirus 03/30/2020

PROVIDENCE – Two state colleges this week will begin serving as mobile testing sites for COVID-19. The University of Rhode Island and the Community College...

RHODE ISLAND municipalities will receive $15.2 million in federal grants as part of the federal package to combat the economic impacts of COVID-19. / AP FILE PHOTO/CAROLYN KASTER

R.I. municipalities to receive $15.2M as part of federal COVID-19 response

Coronavirus 03/30/2020

PROVIDENCE – As part of the massive federal economic-aid package recently signed into law, Rhode Island municipalities will receive $15.2 million to combat COVID-19,...

R.I. Memory Cafés inks nonprofit status, moves events to social media

Health Services 03/29/2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Memory Cafés, now officially a nonprofit, launched its first virtual memory café last week. The event promises to be the first...

R.I.’s evolving enforcement of quarantine orders now targets all visitors

Coronavirus 03/29/2020

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Sunday said Rhode Island’s evolving policy on enforcing self-quarantine orders for all out-of-state visitors planning to stay...