Tag: Joe Biden
U.S. economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6%
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy grew at a better-than-expected 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of economic contraction...
2 R.I. school districts awarded $9.8M for electric buses
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two Rhode Island school districts were awarded $9.8 million combined Wednesday from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus...
U.S. producer price inflation eases to still-high 8.5%
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.5% in September from a year earlier, the third straight decline though costs remain at...
Another month of solid U.S. hiring suggests more big Fed hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers slowed their hiring in September but still added 263,000 jobs, a solid figure that will likely keep the Federal Reserve on...
Biden on ending hunger in U.S.: ‘I know we can do...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden said Wednesday his administration's goal of ending hunger in the U.S. by the end of the decade was...
Student loan debt forgiveness could have big impact in R.I.
With tensions heightening for many borrowers as the federal government prepares to resume student loan payments at the beginning of next year following a...
R.I. misses out on $1B in federal funding for economic projects
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ambitions to jump-start the state’s biotech and blue economies with multi-millions in federal funding were dashed on Friday after neither Rhode...
Gulf of Mexico is the place for offshore turbines
With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which contains $370 billion for climate and energy programs, policy experts are forecasting a big expansion...
Raimondo endorses passage of CHIPS Act
WASHINGTON – Prior to its adoption on Tuesday, the signed CHIPS Act received endorsement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo, the former governor...
Biden signs $280B CHIPS act in bid to boost U.S. over...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a $280 billion bipartisan bill to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing, part of his administration's push...
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