Tag: Regulation
Our workforce behaves like a system, everything is connected
After participating as a panelist at Providence Business News’ 2026 Workforce Development Summit last month, one realization became clear: The workforce is not something we can manage, it behaves like a system.
When...
Reining in AI means figuring what’s feasible
Concern about generative artificial intelligence technologies seems to be growing almost as fast as the spread of the technologies themselves. These worries are driven...
Landmark law that spurred U.S. renewables growth gets overhaul
WASHINGTON – A 40-year-old law that’s been key to the growth of renewable energy in the United States is set for a major overhaul...
Mobile sports betting service expands to Tiverton
PROVIDENCE – Two weeks after the R.I. Lottery launched its mobile sports betting service at the Twin River Casino, it has expanded Sportsbook Rhode...
OHIC helps keep health costs down
If you want to see an example of how regulation can help both individuals and business, take a look at the work of the...
3 R.I. nursing facilities pay $261.4K in back wages, fines
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island nursing care facilities operated by Centers for Care LLC, a Bronx, N.Y.-based company have paid $192,622 in back wages...
Mobile betting launches in R.I. in time for NFL action
PROVIDENCE – Just in the nick of time for the National Football League regular season to begin, Rhode Island has soft-launched its mobile sports-betting...
OHIC approves 2020 health insurance rates, large-group plans see increases
PROVIDENCE – The Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner released its approved health insurance premium rates for 2020 Tuesday, saying it has saved Rhode...
Olton withdraws from consideration to head the PUC
PROVIDENCE – Laura S. Olton has withdrawn her name from consideration to chair the R.I. Public Utilities Commission, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s office confirmed...
EPA announces cleanup plan for Attleboro Superfund Site
PROVIDENCE – A proposed cleanup plan was announced for the Walton and Lonsbury Superfund Site in Attleboro, the EPA announced Thursday.
The EPA added the...
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