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PBN recognizes 2026 Best Places to Work at festive, costumed party
WARWICK – When Lathrop Insurance Inc. put out a survey about what it's like to work at the company, it wasn't thinking beyond just...
GA approves 3-year ban on new charter schools
PROVIDENCE – A ban on new charter schools over the next three years has cleared the General Assembly, leaving opponents to hope for a...
Senate approves $15.2B fiscal 2027 budget with phased-in wealth tax
PROVIDENCE – The Senate on Tuesday approved a $15.2 billion state budget plan for fiscal year 2027 by a 32-6 vote, including a phased-in...
Wolf to step down from Grow Smart Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – Grow Smart Rhode Island Executive Director Scott Wolf will be stepping down from the nonprofit organization he helped lead for close to...
Legislative study commission formed to study hospital staffing levels in R.I.
Are Rhode Island’s hospitals adequately and safely staffed?
That’s one of the primary questions to be investigated by another special study commission coming to the...
America250-Enduring Success: Citizens Bank
(Editor’s note: This is the 12th installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of...
Rhode Island Hospital resident physicians, fellows rally for new labor contract
PROVIDENCE – Approximately 70 residents and fellow physicians rallied outside Rhode Island Hospital on Friday, demanding that their employer, Brown University Health, agree to...
Election 2026: Foulkes pitches $150M Ocean Economy Investment Fund, regulatory reforms
PROVIDENCE – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Helena B. Foulkes on Thursday proposed borrowing $150 million to fund improvements to port infrastructure and supply chains in...
Cormier nominated to head R.I. Life Science Hub
PROVIDENCE – Bob Cormier, who has more than 25 years of medical-device and healthcare experience, has been nominated to be the CEO and president of...
Proposed FY 2027 state budget closes RIPTA funding gap after months...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority will see its projected funding gap addressed under the proposed fiscal year 2027 state budget, resolving a...
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