Tag: Rhode Island Business Coalition
McKee: Now is the time to act on energy affordability
As governor, my No. 1 priority is affordability, and the issue I hear about most when traveling across Rhode Island is the rising cost...
Health insurance costs going from bad to worse
Skyrocketing health insurance rates, expensive government mandates and new taxes on insurance premiums – all these things play a role in fewer Rhode Island...
As health insurers seek big rate hikes, worries about sustainability grow
Rhode Island's health insurers are asking for the highest premium increases in more than a decade, saying the rate hikes are necessary to cover...
Regulatory reform needed to ease the burden on R.I. businesses
Across the nation, business owners work hard to contribute to their communities, create jobs and drive America’s economy forward. Unfortunately, Rhode Island business owners...
4 common sense measures to help R.I. businesses
From stunning coastlines to a world-class culinary scene, the Ocean State has so much to offer everyone who visits and lives here. Unfortunately, our...
R.I. is closing communication gap on tax scofflaws
For years, a long-standing communication gap between two key government agencies allowed many business owners and nonprofits to skip paying taxes but still maintain...
McKee vetoes 5 bills in final days of legislative session
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee vetoed five bills that had been passed by the General Assembly, including legislation that would have banned so-called...
Must R.I. give Citizens what it wants?
The 11th-hour budget amendment submitted by Gov. Daniel J. McKee asking to overhaul how Rhode Island-based banks are taxed had some questioning whether the...
Noncompete pacts banned by FTC, but for how long?
The Federal Trade Commission may have banned most forms of noncompete agreements between employers and employees, but it’s unclear whether the ruling will survive...
R.I. business groups worry about effects of extending paid family...
While there is widespread support for bills in the General Assembly that would double the amount of paid family leave offered in Rhode Island...
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