Tag: Government
URI’s Meade Stadium upgrades show more seating, new press box
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Additional seating, a new press box and new concessions are key elements to the $42 million renovation project at Meade Stadium,...
Salve poll: McKee, some other top R.I. elected officials viewed unfavorably
NEWPORT – New poll numbers released Wednesday continue a bad trend for Gov. Daniel J. McKee when it comes to public perception from local...
CHIP50 poll: McKee’s approval rating worst among New England governors
PROVIDENCE – A poll released Monday does not put Gov. Daniel J. McKee in positive standing with local residents, and ranks him worst among...
Brown University subpoenaed by U.S. House committee in price-fixing probe
PROVIDENCE – Brown University has been subpoenaed by the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, with committee leadership claiming that the university has failed...
Neronha joins federal lawsuit over cutting school mental health funding
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has joined another legal battle against the Trump administration, this time against the U.S. Department of...
URI, RIDEM partner to reopen Alton Jones Campus
WEST GREENWICH – Five years after it was shut down to the public due to financial issues and such problems being exacerbated by the...
UMass Dartmouth suffers data breach, reportedly impacting 75K people
PROVIDENCE – A data breach earlier this year at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has reportedly impacted more than 75,000 people and led to...
R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp.
Best Places to Work 2025 Awards
#10 LARGE COMPANIES: R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp.
Local Employees: 234
CEO and Executive Director: Carol Ventura
Questions answered by: Whitley...
DLT: Weekly unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance payments rising again
CRANSTON – State unemployment and temporary disability insurance payments will once again increase starting early next month, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
Hiring in the U.S. slows, yet employers added a solid 139K
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump's trade wars.
Hiring fell...