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Brown University professor emeritus wins Nobel Prize in economics

Education 10/14/2025

PROVIDENCE – Brown University professor emeritus Peter Howitt has been awarded the Nobel Prize in economic sciences. Howitt was among three researchers feted by The...

RHODE ISLAND residents had more faith in their state and local governments, including Daniel J. McKee than they did with federal lawmakers in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, according to according to a poll from the COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States. / AP FILE PHOTO

Survey: R.I. residents trusted state, local governments more than federal in...

Coronavirus 03/02/2023

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents had more faith in their state and local governments than they did in federal lawmakers in handling the COVID-19...

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE'S approval rating, according to 367 respondents to Harvard University, Rutgers University, Northeastern University and Northwestern University’s 'COVID State Project' survey in January, was 34.2%, lowest among the six New England governors. / SCREENSHOT VIA WPRI-TV CBS 12

Survey: McKee’s approval rating for COVID-19 response worst in N.E., decreased...

Coronavirus 02/03/2022

PROVIDENCE – A survey conducted jointly by multiple universities across the country found that Rhode Islanders have decreased support for health mandates and progressively...

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