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$750K proposed in R.I. FY 27 budget to expand multilingual educator...

Nonprofit 06/16/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget amendment includes $750,000 to support the state’s multilingual educator workforce and expand dual language programs,...

THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION said in its report “Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The Powerful Middlemen Inflating Drug Costs and Squeezing Main Street Pharmacies” that PBMs “wield enormous power over patients’ ability to access and afford their prescription drugs, allowing PBMs to significantly influence what drugs are available and at what price.” / AP FILE PHOTO/CHRIS CARLSON

FTC criticizes ‘enormous power’ of pharmacy benefit managers in scathing report

Economy 07/11/2024

PROVIDENCE – Drug middlemen are hurting small, independent pharmacies while reaping huge profits by inflating drug prices, according to a Federal Trade Commission staff...

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RHODE ISLAND-BASED defense technology company Vatn Systems Inc. and Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology have agreed to explore joint naval defense projects on behalf of Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense. Among Vatn's products is a autonomous underwater vehicle platform torpedo called the S12, pictured, which is produced in Bristol. / COURTESY VATN SYSTEMS INC.

R.I.-based Vatn Systems enters deal to modernize Taiwan’s naval defenses

08/13/2026

R.I. cannabis panel launches new adult-use licensing process

08/13/2026

Neronha urges regulators to reject Rhode Island Energy’s proposed profit increase

08/13/2026

Healthcare should measure outcomes, not just approvals

08/13/2026

Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall

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