Tag: New Jersey
Rhode Island joins multistate push to rein in e-book licensing costs...
It can be costly for Rhode Island’s public libraries to keep up with popular demand for digital copies of the latest bestsellers.
While print books...
Appeals court judge nixes Trump attempt to block wind-energy development
PROVIDENCE – Attorneys general from 17 states, including R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, scored another legal victory over the Trump administration.
The United States...
R.I. joins lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s deal to end an offshore...
R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, along with state attorneys general from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Vermont joined New York's lawsuit Tuesday...
WalletHub: R.I. 7th lowest in nation for resident healthcare spending
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is among the bottom 10 states for how much residents pay for healthcare relative to household income, according to WalletHub.
The...
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...
Shyllon named executive director of Boys Town
PORTSMOUTH – Marcy Shyllon has been named executive director of Boys Town after leading the nonprofit on an interim basis since 2025.
She succeeds Sarah Galvan, who resigned...
R.I. third-worst state in nation for doctors, WalletHub says
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island remains among the worst states for doctors, according to WalletHub.
In the latest annual study done by researchers at the personal...
Cotality: R.I. home price index jumps 2.4% year over year in...
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...
R.I. joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s new global tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – Some two dozen states, including Rhode Island, challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import...
WalletHub: R.I. has 13th-highest property tax burden in nation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents have the 13th-highest property tax burden in the nation, according to WalletHub.
The personal finance website compared the 50 states and the...



















