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Lawmakers propose legislation to protect image likeness rights for college athletes

PROVIDENCE – A pair of state lawmakers introduced legislation in the R.I. General Assembly that would allow collegiate athletes to personally profit from the...

Independent state audit says R.I. has strong financial result in fiscal...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of the Auditor General has completed its audit of the state government's financial state for fiscal 2023 and says...
Heather Singleton / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL

Five Questions With: Heather Singleton

Heather Singleton | Interim CEO and president, Rhode Island Hospitality Association 1. What issues does RIHA hope the General Assembly addresses in 2024? We...

Is pension reform a ‘lose-lose’ proposition? State panel is going to...

Twelve years is a long time to harbor resentment.  Ask the 28,000 retirees in the state pension system, who are struggling to keep up with...
THE RHODE ISLAND Community Food Bank's 2023 Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island notes that a record number of Rhode Islanders in 2023 needed assistance due to inflation and federal COVID-19 food support programs ended. / PBN FILE PHOTO / JAMES BESSETTE

New R.I. food bank status report shows food insecurity has worsened

PROVIDENCE – With the COVID-19 pandemic fading in the rearview mirror, there was a belief that food insecurity would decrease with people returning to...
Steven Feinberg / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Steven Feinberg

Steven Feinberg | Executive director, R.I. Film and Television Office 1. How has the writers strike ­affected film production in Rhode Island? The...

Preservation Society of Newport County names Shekarchi, Ruggerio preservation champions

NEWPORT – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick, and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-North Providence, were recently named the 2023 Preservation Champions of...
STUDENTS IN RHODE ISLAND have shown overall improved proficiency in both math and English language arts on the Rhode Island Common Assessment System exam in 2023. However, R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green said the state still has a lot of work to do to improve educational outcomes across the state. / AP FILE PHOTO/MARY ALTAFFER

RICAS results show educational improvement, but more work needed

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education on Wednesday released its latest Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System exam results, which show year-to-year improved student...
HONORED: The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council recently received an award for outstanding policy achievement from the Governmental Research Association for the council’s tangible tax exemption proposal. Pictured, from left, are Justine Oliva, manager of research; Michael DiBiase, CEO and president; and Jeffrey S. Hamill, public policy analyst. 
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RIPEC awarded for tax proposal

JUSTINE OLIVA is the manager of research for the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, which recently received an award for outstanding policy achievement from...
RENDERINGS OF THE NEW Central Falls High School shows it will be built on the intersection of Londsale and Higginson avenues in the city. / COURTESY MAYOR MARIA RIVERA

Construction on new Central Falls High School slated to start in...

CENTRAL FALLS – The city’s high school, the oldest in Rhode Island, has been showing its age for many years. Mayor Maria Rivera, who graduated...
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