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Lawsuit seeks to reverse Trump admin. changes to federal housing grant criteria
PROVIDENCE – A lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island seeks to end new restrictions placed on the $75 million federal...
R/V Endeavor to ‘retire’ after half-century of oceanographic research
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – After more than 50 years of service, the research vessel Endeavor will conclude its final expedition on Sept. 20, according to...
Helena Buonanno Foulkes launches second gubernatorial bid
PROVIDENCE – Helena Buonanno Foulkes officially entered the 2026 gubernatorial race Tuesday.
The former CVS Health Corp. executive will try for the second time to...
Hasbro moving its headquarters to Boston, transition to be completed in...
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc.'s headquarters is leaving the Ocean State, along with hundreds of jobs.
The toy company on Monday officially announced it plans to...
Orsted shareholders approve $9.4B rights issue amid threats to U.S. offshore...
PROVIDENCE – Revolution Wind developer Orsted A/S won shareholder approval for its emergency $9.4 billion rights issue Friday, as the Danish company fights President...
R.I., Orsted mount legal challenges to Trump’s stop-work order for Revolution...
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, with Conn. Attorney General William Tong, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging the stop-work order for Revolution...
Providence police union slams finding that officers inappropriately helped ICE agents...
PROVIDENCE – The union for city police is disputing a civilian oversight panel’s judgment that the police department broke the law while assisting a...
Westerly Planning Board’s rejection of housing plan upheld in Superior Court
WESTERLY – The Planning Board’s rejection of a controversial affordable housing proposal was upheld by a R.I. Superior Court judge.
On Aug. 26, a Washington...
Cannabis Commission opens Social Equity applicant certification portal
WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission on Friday began accepting applications to become certified for one of the six retail Social Equity Licenses...
Oxfam: R.I. 13th best state for workers overall, 12th for working...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island provides the 13th-best conditions for workers overall and the 12th-best environment for women in the workforce, according to Oxfam's seventh...
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