Tag: Massachusetts
R.I. is No. 44 on CNBC’s 2024 ranking of top states...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked 44th among all states in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2024″ rankings released Thursday, a slight improvement over...
Mass. ballot question would give Uber and Lyft drivers right to...
BOSTON (AP) – Drivers for ride-hailing companies in Massachusetts are pushing ahead with what they describe as a first-of-its-kind ballot question that could...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 9.8% year over year in...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 9.8% year over year in May, higher than the national growth rate of 4.9%, according...
About 200 still without power after tornado tore through northern R.I.
PROVIDENCE – About 212 residents remained without power Friday afternoon as the cleanup continued after heavy storms and a tornado tore through the northern...
R.I., Conn. have highest May unemployment rates in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and Connecticut have the highest unemployment rates in New England at 4.3% for May, above the national rate of 4%,...
Mortgaged homes in R.I. see average year-over-year equity gain of $49K...
PROVIDENCE – The average equity gain per borrower of a mortgaged home in Rhode Island was $49,300 year over year in the first quarter...
Bill requiring safe storage of firearms set to become law in...
BOSTON (AP) – A bill that would require the safe storage of firearms in Rhode Island has been approved by lawmakers and is awaiting...
Eleventh-hour bottle bill reignites debate between environmental, business groups
Disagreement over a state bottle recycling program is as pervasive as the piles of recyclable bottles and cans littering Rhode Island streets, beaches and...
Poll: McKee’s job approval rating at 37%
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s job approval rating is in line with his fellow New England governors, according to a poll from the...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 9.84% year over year in...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 9.84% year over year in April, higher than the national growth rate of 5.3%, according...



















