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RIPEC: Millionaires tax ‘unwise’ given domestic migration trends

PROVIDENCE – The proposal to increase Rhode Island’s top income tax rate may accelerate outmigration and weaken the state’s economic competitiveness, according to an...

America250-Enduring Success: Salk’s Ace Hardware & Marine Inc.

(Editor’s note: This is the eighth installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of...
A FORMER Santander Bank employee who lives in East Providence has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing more than $125,000 from an account of a 78-year-old Massachusetts customer with dementia. / COURTESY U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Former Santander Bank employee admits to stealing $125K from elderly customer

PROVIDENCE – A former Santander Bank employee has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $125,000 from an account of a 78-year-old customer with dementia,...
THE MARCH unemployment rate of 4.7% in Rhode Island and Massachusetts was the second highest in New England and above the national rate of 4.3%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

R.I.’s 4.7% March jobless rate is 2nd highest in New England

PROVIDENCE – The March unemployment rate of 4.7% in Rhode Island and Massachusetts was the second highest in New England and above the national rate...

WalletHub: R.I. third-best state in nation for working moms

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the third-best state in the nation for working moms, according to WalletHub.  The personal finance website based in Florida compared...

Median home price in Bristol County, Mass., down 2.5% from a...

PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., fell to $487,500 in March, a 2.5% dip from a year...

R.I.’s 4.6% jobless rate is 3rd highest in New England

PROVIDENCE – The February unemployment rate of 4.6% in Rhode Island was the third highest in New England and above the national rate of...

R.I. shifts its primary to Sept. 9, easing a Labor Day...

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island's primary elections will now be held on Wednesday, Sept. 9, moving it back from the typical Tuesday election day...
RHODE ISLAND is among the top 20 most gambling-addicted states in the nation, according to WalletHub. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

WalletHub: R.I. 19th most gambling-addicted state in U.S.

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is among the top 20 most gambling-addicted states in the nation, according to a WalletHub analysis released Tuesday.  The Florida-based personal finance...
RHODE ISLAND’s January unemployment rate is the second highest in New England, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported on Wednesday./ AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

R.I.’s 4.5% jobless rate in January is 2nd highest in New...

PROVIDENCE – The January unemployment rate of 4.5% in Rhode Island was the second highest in New England along with Connecticut and above the...
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