Tag: Covid-19
Legislators question McKee’s plan to fund $3K state worker bonuses with...
PROVIDENCE – The question of how to fund a $3,000 bonus for state union workers who are vaccinated against COVID-19 is at the center...
5% hotel tax collection in R.I. soars 75% Y/Y in Sept.
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 5% hotel tax in Rhode Island in September increased 75% year over year to $2.9 million, according to the...
Will new COVID-19 variant, supply-chain worries alter holiday shopping season?
Fears that retailers might not be able to restock shelves and that a new COVID-19 variant will curtail public gatherings and activities have apparently...
Pawtucket acquiring properties to construct affordable housing units
PAWTUCKET – After consulting with city residents about how the community should spend federal COVID-19 relief funding, the administration of Mayor Donald R. Grebien...
Study finds R.I. manufacturing disproportionately affected by COVID-19 clusters
PROVIDENCE – Manufacturing had the highest rate of COVID-19 workplace clusters in Rhode Island outside of health, congregate care and education settings, according to...
GOP’s Baker won’t seek 3rd term as Massachusetts governor
BOSTON (AP) – Republican Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday he won't seek a third term as governor of Massachusetts, where his party is bitterly...
Businesses report smaller-than-usual weekend crowds, but strong sales
PROVIDENCE - After a difficult holiday season in 2020, small businesses are hoping to see sales begin to bounce back or exceed pre-pandemic norms...
New COVID variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden called the new COVID-19 variant omicron a cause for concern but “not a cause for panic" Monday and said...
Do you support a proposed bonus program for state workers that...
On Nov. 18 Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s administration and AFSCME Council 94 reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that includes two $1,500...
Brown’s Jha among group honored for leading U.S. pandemic response
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, is among a group of health care leaders honored...
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