Tag: Kentucky
URI, RISD awarded $3.4M federal grant for climate change research
PROVIDENCE – Researchers from the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island School of Design have been awarded $3.4 million in federal funding for...
Report: R.I. drivers worst in the nation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island drivers are the worst in the nation, according to a report by LendingTree.
To determine the best and worst drivers by...
States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive, harming...
Dozens of U.S. states, including California, New York and Rhode Island, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people's mental health and contributing...
As sports betting spikes, help for problem gamblers expands in some...
NEW YORK (AP) – When the NFL season kicks off this week, Kentucky residents and visitors – for the first time – will be...
20 attorneys general warn CVS, Walgreens over abortion pills
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Attorneys general in 20 conservative-led states warned CVS and Walgreens on Wednesday that they could face legal consequences if they...
Study: R.I. earns high grade for traffic safety
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is one of five states to receive a "green," or good grade in the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety’s...
WalletHub: R.I. 6th best state for jobs
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks as the sixth best state in the nation for jobs in a WalletHub report released Wednesday.
The study considered more...
Tax Foundation: R.I. has nation’s 2nd worst unemployment insurance tax system
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's unemployment insurance tax system was ranked as the second worst in the U.S., only above neighboring Massachusetts, according to a...
McKee starts business pitch competition for Rhode Island students
PROVIDENCE – Lt. Gov. Dan McKee is launching a new business-pitch competition for high school students to compete for $9,000 in scholarship prizes.
The competition,...