Tag: June Speakman
R.I. ramps up homebuilding as affordability crisis lingers, latest state snapshot...
Rhode Island’s push to build new homes has gained traction over the last year, but the affordability of existing housing stock still remains a...
As Smithfield moves to ban data centers, lawmakers debate how to...
There’s no concrete proposal yet for a data center in Smithfield.
But there is a ghost town.
A 2010 inventory of Smithfield’s historic sites described a settlement known...
House Speaker Shekarchi releases new package of housing bills
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi on Thursday announced a new package of legislation he is backing to facilitate new housing development and...
MISSING THE MARK: State leaders weigh how to get cities, towns...
The coastal town of Little Compton has long been a peaceful retreat from urban life, known for its rural landscapes, ancient stone walls and...
A state-run revolving fund could redefine public housing in R.I.
The phrase “public housing” conjures up visions of rundown, barracks-style buildings that increase crime and sink property values in otherwise idyllic neighborhoods.
But creativity comes...
Tapping the private sector: Could R.I. businesses provide more affordable housing...
As Martha L. Wofford stood at a construction site in Providence’s West End in August 2022, the scaffolding at the site caught her eye...
Private sector can help R.I. boost affordable housing
Some of the nation’s biggest corporations directly contribute to affordable housing development across the country.
But as this week’s cover story reports, such investments have...
General Assembly passes bill banning noncompete clauses for nurse practitioners
PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly has passed a bill that would prohibit noncompete clauses in employment contracts for nurse practitioners.
By banning noncompete clauses, the...
R.I. is ‘stuck in local… mini-battles’
Cranston Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins got what he wanted after voicing his anger this month over the proposed name of a massive golfing complex...
MAKING ROOM In the MIDDLE: R.I. struggles to create workforce housing,...
For nursing assistant Johnbray Brown, moving into a workforce-rate unit in the renovated Paragon Mill in Providence’s Olneyville neighborhood was a hard-won victory spanning...
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