Tag: Focus
Providence overdose center shows early impact
The sun is peeking through the blinds as the nation’s only state-sanctioned overdose prevention center prepares to welcome the day’s clients. Six stations lining...
Dollar stores and diet the focus of URI-led study
For Rhode Islanders who live in neighborhoods without a full-service grocer, a so-called dollar store can be a convenient and affordable place to buy...
New federal escrow rule could cloud mortgage market
For thousands of Rhode Island homeowners, the outcome of a legal fight over mortgage escrow accounts could determine whether money they set aside for...
Three-year degrees gain ground on campuses
Giles Sims, 34, was sick of getting passed over for jobs because he didn’t have a college degree.
But with a wife and a widowed...
Payday lending ending in R.I., but a gap will remain
Rhode Island is preparing to shut down traditional payday lending next year.
Beginning in 2027, payday lenders will no longer be exempt from the state’s...
Dash cams can offer evidence, not certainty
While debate over the use of automated license plate readers has crowded headlines in recent months, another type of surveillance is constantly capturing Americans...
Homeowners facing nonrenewal get more time to find coverage
When Sen. Victoria Gu went looking for homeowners’ insurance for her house in Westerly six months ago, she found that both where a house...
Veterinarians question R.I.’s new telehealth law
A new Rhode Island law expanding the use of veterinary telemedicine is drawing a sharp divide between lawmakers who say the technology could improve...
In legal world, artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword
Andrew Dietderich, partner at nationally renowned law firm Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City, found himself in damage-control mode last spring, thanks to...
RIPTA lawsuit highlights ‘gray area’ in state law
A decade-old personal injury lawsuit against the R.I. Public Transit Authority could reshape how translated statements are treated in Rhode Island courtrooms, with attorneys...
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