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For local leaders, ‘sanctuary’ has become a word to avoid
Rhode Island and its capital city may have adopted policies that limit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities in many cases,...
Iconic 28-story One Financial Plaza slated for auction on April 10
PROVIDENCE – The city's second-tallest building is scheduled for auction.
One Financial Plaza, the 28-story office building in the heart of downtown Providence, is scheduled...
R.I. hopes to again score big with ‘March Madness’ in town
PROVIDENCE – True basketball madness is coming to Rhode Island’s capital city for the first time in close to a decade.
With that, local hospitality...
U.S. News ranks 2 R.I. ambulatory surgery centers as high performing
PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island medical facilities were designated high performing in U.S. News and World Report’s 2025 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers ranking.
East Greenwich...
Lardaro: January troubling for R.I.’s economy
PROVIDENCE – January was troubling for Rhode Island’s economy, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Monday in his monthly Current Conditions...
R.I.’s affordable rental housing shortage ranked ‘least severe’; advocates say more...
PROVIDENCE – A new study ranks Rhode Island's shortage of affordable rental housing less severe than other parts of the country. However, local advocates...
R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 4.6% in January
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in January was 4.6%, up from the revised 4.5% rate in December, the R.I. Department of...
Assembly leaders spar over federal reductions, income taxes at Chamber luncheon
PROVIDENCE – General Assembly leaders from the Democratic majority on Wednesday could not rule out the possibility of some tax hikes in order to...
Brown University on notice with U.S. education department for on-campus antisemitic...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is one of 60 colleges across the U.S. are on notice by the U.S. Department of Education for possible Civil...
ACLU settles data breach lawsuit against RIPTA, UnitedHealthcare
PROVIDENCE – A settlement has been reached between the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc., the R.I. Public Transit Authority and UnitedHealthcare of...
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