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RHODE ISLAND’S home price index increased 3.41% year over year in June, the second-highest growth rate in New England, according to Cotality. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

Cotality: R.I. home price index jumps 3.41% year over year in...

Economic Activity 08/12/2026

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...

RHODE ISLAND is the 33rd-best state in the nation, down nine spots from last year, according to U.S. News & World Report. / PBN FILE PHOTO/PAM BHATIA

U.S. News & World Report: R.I. is 33rd-best state in nation...

Economic Activity 07/28/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the 33rd-best state in the nation, down nine spots from last year, according to U.S. News & World Report....

Cotality: R.I. home price index jumps 3.07% year over year in...

Economic Activity 07/09/2026

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 3.07% year over year in May, the fourth-highest growth rate in New England, according to...

DOJ sues Rhode Island over college tuition benefits for noncitizens

Economic Activity 07/01/2026

The U.S. Department of Justice on June 29 added Rhode Island and Massachusetts to the list of states it is suing over higher education...

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

Economic Activity 04/23/2026

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

FOR SALE and sold signs are seen in storage at a real estate office in Portland, Ore. The Rhode Island home sale price index increased 2.43% year over year in January. / AP FILE PHOTO/ JENNY KANE

Cotality: R.I. home price index jumps 2.4% year over year in...

Economic Activity 03/06/2026

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 2.43% year over year in January, the second-highest growth rate in New England, according to Cotality, formerly CoreLogic...

Proposed legislation would require schools to print mental health hotline numbers...

Health Services 03/01/2026

PROVIDENCE – Two state legislators have proposed a bill that would spotlight mental health resources through a new medium: student ID cards. The legislation, introduced...

RHODE ISLAND is the 16th best state in the nation in which to raise a family while Massachusetts is the best, according to WalletHub. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

WalletHub: R.I. is 16th among best states to raise a family;...

Economic Activity 01/12/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks 16th among the best states in which to raise a family, according to WalletHub. Massachusetts ranked No. 1. Analysts at...

THE RHODE ISLAND home price index increased 3.5% year over year in October, the second-highest growth rate in New England, according to Cotality, formerly CoreLogic Inc. / AP PRESS FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

Cotality: R.I. home price index jumps 3.5% year over year, 2nd-highest...

Economic Activity 12/17/2025

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 3.5% year over year in October, the second-highest growth rate in New England, according to...