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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...

New R.I. law will require no-cost coverage for epinephrine injectors

STATEHOUSE – A new law will require health insurers in Rhode Island to cover the full cost of life-saving epinephrine injectors, commonly known by...

Obamacare consumer protections enacted in state law

PROVIDENCE – State lawmakers have taken steps to enact many of the consumer protections of the federal Affordable Care Act in state law, in...
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE will start offering the Hope Scholarship pilot program this fall. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

RIC to offer Hope Scholarship this fall

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College’s new state-funded pilot scholarship program will launch this fall. The state college announced Friday that the Hope Scholarship, first introduced...

Key House panel OKs $14B budget plan that drops proposed sales...

PROVIDENCE – The House Finance Committee on Friday quickly approved a record $14 billion state budget for next fiscal year that includes millions of...
PUSHING FOR CHANGE: Ally Maloney Winzer, principal of Newport-based Maloney Interiors, is currently supporting proposed legislation in the R.I. General Assembly to recognize interior design as a distinct profession. 
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Maloney Interiors principal Maloney Winzer is an advocate by design

PBN 2023 Business Women Awards CREATIVE SERVICES WOMAN TO WATCH: Ally Maloney Winzer | Maloney Interiors principal WALLPAPER ON THE CEILING. An accent pop of...

Nonprofits ask for $28M from state budget for 160 apartments in...

EAST PROVIDENCE – A group of four nonprofits called the Taunton Avenue Collaborative recently made requests to members of the General Assembly to set...
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