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Charity license plates drive home important messages

Every now and then, drivers spot Rhode Island license plates that don’t have the typical blue wave. Some have a pink ribbon, a sports...
A CITY AUTO dealer has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and 15 years of probation after pleading no contest for selling 42 cars that he tampered with the odometers to reflect lower milage counts, R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced Monday. / COURTESY R.I. OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL

Providence auto dealer given 15-month prison term for rolling back odometers

PROVIDENCE – A city auto dealer has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading no contest for selling 42 cars after tampering...
STAY THE COURSE: Marcelo Mejía used to teach student drivers by using his personal car. That was before he launched Mejía’s Driving School LLC. Now the company owns several vehicles and has five instructors who are bilingual. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: Entrepreneur finds himself in driver’s seat

(Editor’s note: This is the 59th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

Businesses seek red tape reform, as tax relief unlikely in 2026...

CRANSTON – With his $14.2 billion spending proposal for fiscal year 2026 set to be vetted by the General Assembly, Gov. Daniel J. McKee...
R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter F. Neronha is suing a Rhode Island car dealership for alleged deceptive sales and advertising practices and violation of the state’s consumer protection law. / COURTESY R.I. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Neronha accuses car dealership of deceiving customers, deceptive sales practices

PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is suing a Rhode Island car dealership for alleged deceptive sales and advertising practices and violation of the state’s consumer...

Rhode Island DMV launches new online portal

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents can now check their driver's license, vehicle registrations and other Division of Motor Vehicles records online. The newly digitized services are part of a...
NAVIGATING SHORTAGES: 
R.I. environmental police officer Jacob Malone, left, checks the size of striped bass caught by two unidentified fishermen in Narragansett Bay. The R.I. Department of Environmental Management says staff shortages have made it difficult to schedule such law enforcement ­operations. 
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DAVID HANSEN

HELP WANTED: There are 1,700 unfilled state jobs, but has anyone...

Stacy Smith says the job for “front-line” workers at the R.I. Department of Human Services isn’t easy in normal times, but the labor market...

Charity license plates coming to fruition, but slowly

PROVIDENCE – Bob Sweeney is now breathing a long-awaited sigh of relief. On April 29, prior to the Providence Bruins’ playoff game at the Amica...

DMV to update manual amid ACLU concerns that it dismisses racial...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Division of Motor Vehicles will update its driver's manual in response to the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island...
A STATEWIDE POWER ISSUE is impacting several online customer service functions for all state offices. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

Technology power issue impacting state offices; R.I. DMV forced to close

PROVIDENCE – An emergency power issue is impacting several online customer service functions with all Rhode Island state offices on Wednesday. Various state offices, including...
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