Tag: Laura Hart
Rhode Island: Where often is heard a discouraging word on the...
“Underperforming” is how Emily Mandel, senior economist at Moody’s Analytics, characterized Rhode Island’s economic forecast through the end of the decade.
Her words of caution...
What’s McKee’s State of the State game plan? Score points with...
For Gov. Daniel J. McKee, it’s game day.
Expect at least a few sports metaphors in McKee’s 2026 State of the State address, scheduled for...
Does primary care plan have a shot at solving crisis?
Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s new multipronged plan to shore up the state’s sinking primary care system has some in the industry questioning whether it...
Real Jobs RI eyed for changes under McKee’s ‘Rhode to Prosperity’...
Real Jobs Rhode Island has been a popular workforce development program since it was launched in 2015 under former Gov. Gina M. Raimondo. Now...
State’s highest-paid employees include URI hoops coaches, university president
PROVIDENCE – It pays to be working for the University of Rhode Island, the R.I. Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals and the R.I....
State to hire independent contractor to review Washington Bridge closure
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Administration will hire a third-party firm to conduct a review of the R.I. Department of Transportation’s analysis of...
R.I. Black Business Association, legal firm say state’s inaction violates federal...
PROVIDENCE – Two years after a report found significant disparities between opportunities awarded to women- and minority-owned businesses, the Rhode Island Black Business Association...
Pay raises on the table for hundreds of state employees
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Administration held a public hearing Wednesday to introduce proposed salary increases for certain Cabinet level officials and agency...
CCRI to privatize campus bookstores
PROVIDENCE – A search is underway by the Community College of Rhode Island for a private vendor to take over operations at the...
Not everyone is sold on McKee’s plan to boost MBE program
AFTER THE STATE last year exceeded the minimum requirements for awarding government contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses, Gov. Daniel J. McKee wants to...
- Featured Event -
