Tag: Maine
R.I. joins lawsuit against Trump administration deals canceling offshore wind projects
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic attorneys general from California, New York and Rhode Island sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to buy back...
WalletHub: R.I. has 16th-highest student loan debt in the nation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has the 16th-highest student loan debt burden in the nation for the second-consecutive year, according to WalletHub.
The personal finance website...
R.I.’s 3.7% August jobless rate 3rd highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s August unemployment rate of 3.7% is the third highest in New England but below the national rate of 4.1%, according...
R.I. 29th-happiest state in the nation, WalletHub says
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the 29th-happiest state in the nation, according to WalletHub's "Happiest States in America 2026" ranking, down three spots from...
Cotality: R.I. home price index rises 3.64% year over year in...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 3.64% year over year in July, same as Maine and the second-highest growth rate in...
Rhode Island Energy joins proposed northern Maine onshore wind farm
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy has conditionally selected 150 megawatts of renewable energy from a proposed onshore wind project in northern Maine, the utility...
R.I.’s 3.9% July jobless rate 3rd highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s July unemployment rate of 3.9% was the third highest in New England but below the national rate of 4.1%, according...
Cotality: R.I. home price index jumps 3.41% year over year in...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 3.41% year over year in June, the second-highest growth rate in New England, according to Cotality.
Rhode Island’s...
R.I. judge tosses Trump’s latest attempt to reconfigure federal homelessness programs
A Rhode Island federal judge has again blocked the Trump administration from siphoning federal funds from no-strings-attached housing for formerly homeless individuals.
In a pair...
Neronha, coalition sue over Trump administration’s new tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – Twenty-five states, including Rhode Island, sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import...
