Tag: Government
R.I. unemployment rises again, to 4% in March
CRANSTON – March's 4% state unemployment rate marks the sixth consecutive monthly increase. The seasonally adjusted rate is one-tenth of a percentage point higher...
$3.8M in Learn365 grants now available
PROVIDENCE – Another $3.8 million in state grants to help expand out-of-school learning in communities across Rhode Island is now available for municipalities and...
2 Providence school projects progressing; one plan gets final approval
PROVIDENCE – Plans to construct two new school buildings in the city are moving forward, with one project receiving final approval from the city’s...
Central Falls collaborates with local nonprofits to create 30-unit affordable housing...
CENTRAL FALLS – A former assisted living facility within the city will soon be transformed into temporary affordable housing for at-risk women and their...
PVDFest returns to downtown Providence Sept. 6-7
PROVIDENCE – The city’s largest outdoor arts and culture celebration will once again be held in early September.
Additionally, the festivities will return to a...
Cliff Walk repairs part of expected $32M from Congress for R.I....
PROVIDENCE – The state is expected to receive more than $32 million in federal funding to support 29 community projects across Rhode Island, including...
State awards $650K to 10 nonprofits offering home stabilization services
PROVIDENCE – Ten local nonprofits offering home stabilization services received $650,000 in state grants from two programs to make investments in staffing, professional development...
2 R.I. housing authorities receive $586K to help veterans secure housing
PROVIDENCE – Two local housing authorities will receive $586,431 in combined federal funding to help homeless military veterans and their families find permanent housing.
U.S....
Kimble-Huntley: ‘All That’ tourism campaign counting on residents’ help
PROVIDENCE – Boosting tourism by selling Rhode Island as having and being “All That” will need residents and local tourism leaders backing up recently...
RIPTA, bus drivers union agree to 16.7% hourly pay increase
PROVIDENCE – Bus drivers with the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority will see a 16.7% increase in their hourly pay rate, effective this week.
RIPTA’s...
