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THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND has the Rhode Island Promise scholarship, which allows qualified students to attend the school tuition-free, but Massachusetts has taken it a step further by making a community college education available tuition-free for any Massachusetts resident with a high school diploma. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

Where does Mass. move to tuition-free community colleges leave R.I.?

Economy 09/06/2024

Massachusetts has expanded its community college tuition-free program to cover all students this fall, but don't expect Rhode Island to follow suit anytime soon. State...

Dentist group, insurers reach an accord

Government 08/30/2024

A resolution to a long-running debate between Rhode Island dentists and insurers over reimbursement rates is finally on the horizon. Dentists in Rhode Island have...

FAIR SHARE? Dr. Frederick A. Hartman, chairman of the Rhode Island Dental Association, is backing the Fair Share for Dental Care Act, state legislation that he says could help more dental patients get the insurance coverage they need.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Legislation could change dental coverage in R.I.

Financial Services 03/29/2024

A few weeks ago, oral surgeon Dr. Frederick A. Hartman said he was treating a patient who thought he could afford the dentures he...

Colleges must now prioritize apprenticeships

Editorial and Op-Ed 10/13/2023

Apprenticeships are making a comeback. And Rhode Island has a chance to help lead the way in showing how they can be a more formal...

Bill to provide college credit for apprenticeship becomes law

Nonprofit 07/07/2023

PROVIDENCE – State colleges are now required to establish ways of awarding academic credit for students who participate in registered apprenticeship programs. The legislation, signed...

Bill to create program for medication redistribution passes R.I. House

Government 05/13/2022

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents who are not able to afford the prescription medication that they need may soon be able to fill their...

McNamara proposes medication redistribution program

Government 01/30/2022

PROVIDENCE – New legislation introduced by a state lawmaker aims to redirect unused medication to people in need. In 2022-H 7133, Rep. Joseph M. McNamara,...

PREPPING FOR A FIGHT: Kevin Millonzi, owner of Millonzi Fine Catering in West Warwick, says his insurance claims for losses related to COVID-19 have been turned down. Now he’s ready to sue. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Businesses failing to get pandemic-related payouts

Coronavirus 04/16/2021

Kevin Millonzi has “viral” coverage as part of his business-interruption insurance, but that didn’t save the West Warwick caterer from getting rejected when he...