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Diossa: Relief program has forgiven $10M in medical debt for Rhode...
PROVIDENCE – More than $10 million in medical debt has been forgiven for more than 6,000 Rhode Island residents through the state’s Medical Debt...
Bally’s Q1 loss narrows to $16.5M after merger
PROVIDENCE – Bally’s Corp. on Tuesday reported a loss of $16.5 million in the first quarter of 2025 that ended March 31, compared with...
Lardaro: R.I.’s March economy the worst since the Great Recession
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's March economic performance was its worst since the Great Recession in 2008, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard...
Providence officials want to fix roof, exterior of City Hall
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley wants to give City Hall a face lift.
City officials are investing in multiple restoration projects at City Hall,...
Providence Community Health Centers to lay off 70 employees
PROVIDENCE – Providence Community Health Centers Inc., which serves more than 80,000 patients, announced Thursday it is laying off 70 employees.
The nonprofit health organization...
Federal Reserve leaves key interest rate unchanged
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump's demands to lower borrowing costs, and...
R.I. home prices rise 5.7% in Q1 amid slowing sales
PROVIDENCE – The median first-quarter sale price of a single-family home in the state rose to $465,000, a 5.7% increase year over year, according...
KIDS COUNT: Child homelessness, racial disparities remain problematic
PROVIDENCE – Children and families still facing homelessness, increased rent costs, persistent racial disparities and federal programs under threat of change from the new...
Long-term proposals to close RIPTA’s shortfall could face a rough road
While the officials controlling the state's purse strings can point to budget deficits, lagging ridership levels and late efficiency studies as reasons not to...
CVS Health posts $1.78B profit in Q1, plans to leave ACA...
CVS Health Corp. hiked its 2025 forecast above Wall Street's expectations after improving Medicare benefits contributed to a better-than-expected first quarter.
The company also said...
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