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PAUL LEBON, who ran an unsuccessful congressional campaign in Texas in 2022, is running for Congress in Rhode Island. / COURTESY PAUL LEBON

LeBon latest R.I. Democrat seeking 1st Congressional District seat

PROVIDENCE – A former Texas congressional candidate who now resides in Woonsocket is taking another shot at seeking a spot in the U.S. House. Paul...
FORTUITOUS PARTNERS spokesperson Mike Rain said Thursday that 'certain components' of the $124 million Tidewater Landing soccer stadium construction have demobilized. / COURTESY FORTUITOUS PARTNERS

With ‘components’ of soccer stadium construction halted, project’s immediate future unclear

PAWTUCKET – “Certain components” of the $124 million Tidewater Landing soccer stadium construction are stopping, Mike Raia, spokesperson for project developer Fortuitous Partners, confirmed...
THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND has secured most of the needed funding in the state budget to repair its aging athletics facilities, including Meade Stadium, pictured. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI’s sports fields getting financial boost, but more work needs to...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – With a stroke of the pen on June 16 outside the R.I. Statehouse, Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed off on the...
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE will start offering the Hope Scholarship pilot program this fall. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

RIC to offer Hope Scholarship this fall

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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