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MOST RHODE ISLAND voters approve Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's job performance during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey released Thursday by the Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership at Bryant University. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Poll: Most R.I. voters approve job performance of state leaders during...

Coronavirus 04/23/2020

SMITHFIELD – Most of the 410 Rhode Island voters surveyed by Fleming & Associates rate the job performance of state elected leaders during the...

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased to 6,256 Wednesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Raimondo closes schools for rest of school year; COVID-19 cases near...

Coronavirus 04/23/2020

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo ordered all K-12 schools in the state closed through the end of the school year Thursday, a move...

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE filings due to COVID-19 have reached 137,754. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID GOLDMAN

COVID-19 unemployment insurance claims reach 137,754 in R.I.

Coronavirus 04/23/2020

PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance claims attributable to COVID-19 increased 1,730 Wednesday to total 137,754, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday. Unemployment claims...

U.S. JOBLESS CLAIMS totaled 4.4 million las week. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

26M have sought U.S. jobless aid since virus hit

Coronavirus 04/23/2020

WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that...

Five Questions With: Judy Chace

Real Estate 04/22/2020

Judy Chace is the owner and broker of Mott & Chace Sotheby's International Realty, one of the state's most recognized specialists in luxury real...

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island passed 5,800 Tuesday. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

COVID-19 cases pass 5,800 in R.I.; 10 new deaths

Coronavirus 04/22/2020

PROVIDENCE – New cases of COVID-19 fell slightly on Wednesday, totaling 365 as opposed to Tuesday’s tally of 394 new cases, which was the highest...

LIFESPAN reported a operating loss of $23.8 million for the month of March, which it attributed to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lifespan loses $23.8M from COVID-19 in March, predicts $100M loss by...

Coronavirus 04/22/2020

PROVIDENCE - Lifespan Corp. has reported an operating loss of $23.8 million for the month of March, an amount that equals the state’s largest...

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE claims due to COVID-19 passed 136,000 as of Tuesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

UI claims due to COVID-19 pass 136K

Coronavirus 04/22/2020

PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance claims due to COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,773 on Tuesday, to 136,024, according to the R.I. Department of...