Tag: Gov. Daniel J. McKee
GA backs unemployment benefit changes
PROVIDENCE - Changes to state unemployment benefits that let recipients earn more money while still getting benefits won approval in the House on Wednesday.
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Inaction on marijuana legalization suits R.I. business groups
PROVIDENCE – If state lawmakers and Gov. Daniel J. McKee can’t find common ground on legislation to legalize recreational marijuana use this year, most...
Matos: A voice for ‘business leaders at all levels’
PROVIDENCE – Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos has been handed the reins of small-business advocacy at a critical juncture, as many are still struggling to...
Should unemployment recipients be allowed to work more and still receive...
State lawmakers are weighing whether to allow unemployment recipients who work part time to make more money while continuing to receive the government benefits.
Legislation...
DLT to reinstate work-search requirements for unemployment starting May 23
PROVIDENCE - State residents receiving unemployment benefits will once again have to prove they are actively looking for work beginning on May 23, Gov....
Hawkins, Department of Human Services director, resigns
PROVIDENCE – Courtney E. Hawkins, director of the R.I. Department of Human Services, submitted a letter of resignation Thursday.
“Leading the team of hundreds of...
‘Hesitancy’ will be next snag with vaccinations
Rhode Island will soon hit a tipping point in COVID-19 vaccinations – a point at which there will be more vaccine available than the...
PPP taxation proposal draws pushback in Senate hearing
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s business community let their voices be heard in the R.I. Senate on Thursday in opposition to taxation of Paycheck Protection...
Orsted, Eversource plan wind farm manufacturing facility at ProvPort
PROVIDENCE – The Port of Providence will soon be ground zero for assembling and building the foundations for a slew of major wind farm...
Report: Too soon to tell if RIDOT downtown transit plan violates...
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Department of Transportation’s Office of Civil Rights says it is too early determine whether the state’s downtown transit proposal violates...
