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RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE will start offering the Hope Scholarship pilot program this fall. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

RIC to offer Hope Scholarship this fall

Education 06/16/2023

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College’s new state-funded pilot scholarship program will launch this fall. The state college announced Friday that the Hope Scholarship, first introduced...

A NEW ONE-YEAR contract agreement was reached Thursday between the Providence Teachers Union and the Providence Public School District that includes pay raises and increases the length of school days by 30 minutes.

New Providence teachers contract includes pay raises, extended school days

Education 06/16/2023

PROVIDENCE – Late Thursday, a new contract agreement was reached between the Providence Teachers Union and the Providence Public School District, which includes pay...

R.I. unemployment stays at 3% in May

Economic Activity 06/15/2023

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in May remained at 3% for the second consecutive month, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...

REP. NATHAN W. BIAH has ended his congressional campaign and will now pursue the R.I. Senate seat once held by the late Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin. / COURTESY REP. NATHAN W. BIAH

Biah drops out of 1st Congressional District race to pursue open...

Elections 06/06/2023

PROVIDENCE – One candidate who was seeking to succeed David N. Cicilline in the U.S. House is shifting his election hopes a bit more...

Senate panel mulls ranked-choice voting for primaries, state elections

Government 06/02/2023

In October 2021, Sen. Samuel Zurier, D-Providence, won a five-person Democratic primary with a little more than 31% of the vote. The second and...

A NEW REPORT from the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island notes that while most public governing bodies livestream and allow remote public participation, some do not.

ACLU report: Not all R.I. public bodies livestream, archive meetings

Coronavirus 05/31/2023

PROVIDENCE – A new report released Wednesday by Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union Inc. found that while most city and town councils and...

STATE OF MIND: In 16 years with Locke Lord LLP, Karen Grande’s contributions to public finance law have shaped the landscape of Rhode Island.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Locke Lord’s Grande helps shape R.I.’s landscape through finance law

Business Services 05/26/2023

PBN 2023 Business Women Awards LEGAL SERVICES INDUSTRY LEADER: Karen Grande | Locke Lorde LLP partner MANY NOTABLE LANDMARKS, including Roger Williams Park Zoo and...

BREAKING BARRIERS: Angelyne Cooper-Bailey became the first woman of color to serve as an associate judge on the Cranston Municipal Court. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Cooper-Bailey raises the bar in practicing law

Business Services 05/26/2023

PBN 2023 Business Women Awards SOCIAL SERVICES/NONPROFIT WOMAN TO WATCH: Angelyne Cooper-Bailey | Cranston Municipal Court associate judge, R.I. Department of Labor and Training...

BUILDING CAREERS: Throughout Alison Wicks’ career at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, she has developed a philosophy that supports her colleagues’ professional development, especially the women.  COURTESY NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION NEWPORT

NUWC’s Wicks leads by example to rise through the ranks

Business Services 05/26/2023

PBN 2023 Business Women Awards TECHNICAL SERVICES WOMAN TO WATCH: Alison Wicks | Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport policy division head and contracting...