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Steve Callahan Jr.

This is one big opportunity for affordable housing

The shortage of affordable housing in Rhode Island and the South Coast region of Massachusetts is a challenge that lawmakers, businesses and state agencies...

Judge blocks Planned Parenthood ‘defund’ provision for 22 states, including R.I.

A federal judge has once again blocked a controversial provision barring federal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood and other nonprofit reproductive health providers. But...

Neronha joins lawsuit suing USDA over new SNAP eligibility rules

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has joined a lawsuit with 21 other attorneys general to stop the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
READY FOR CHANGES: John Elkhay, co-owner of Chow Fun Inc., stands in the dining room of Ten Prime Seafood, a restaurant the company is preparing to open on Empire Street in Providence. Elkhay says he’s trying to provide clarity to his employees on new federal rules about tax on tips. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

New federal tax rules on tips spark confusion

John Elkhay, co-owner of the restaurant company Chow Fun Inc., is no stranger to navigating regulatory curveballs. With his company managing more than 200 employees...
Jeffrey Liguori

In this environment, investors need to be aware, prepared

This summer, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, which has a primary goal of permanently extending provisions of...

Federal budget cuts create one big not so beautiful mess in...

The human and financial costs of federal funding cuts are coming into focus for Rhode Island – and it’s not a pretty picture. Tens of...
Aaron Robinson / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Five Questions With: Aaron Robinson

Aaron Robinson | CEO and president, South County Health 1. Access to care in Rhode Island is at a crisis point, especially in primary...

New student loan limits could damage career plans

As millions of student loan borrowers settle into the school year, many are stressed about how they’ll pay for their degrees. These students may...
Jay L. ­Zagorsky

For Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips,’ devil is in details

President Donald Trump’s promise to eliminate taxes on tips may sound like a windfall for service workers – but the fine print in Congress’...
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