Tag: Rhode Island
R.I. launches home repair program
PROVIDENCE – The state has launched a home repair program for homeowners and landlords across Rhode Island who commit to renting to tenants earning...
R.I. hemp industry faces uncertainty amid federal crackdown on THC products
Mike Simpson is one of Rhode Island’s biggest cheerleaders for hemp cultivation and the plant’s derivative products – remedies, he believes, that may help...
Karen Robinson Joins PensionmarkMeridien
PensionmarkMeridien announced that Karen Robinson has joined the firm as Managing Director, supporting retirement plan clients and business development. With broad industry experience she...
Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments...
President Donald Trump’s administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday in a push to keep full payments in the SNAP federal food aid...
URI applications break a record. GPAs of incoming first-year students are...
After receiving a record number of applications, the University of Rhode Island exceeded its enrollment target for the incoming freshman class this fall.
The academic...
Tax Foundation: R.I. ranks 40th overall for tax competitiveness
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island continues to be among the states with the worst tax environments in the nation, ranking 40th in a report published...
R.I. 10th-best state for jobs, WalletHub finds
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the 10th-best state in the nation for jobs, according to WalletHub.
To determine its annual rankings, researchers at the personal finance website based in...
Federal budget cuts create one big not so beautiful mess in...
The human and financial costs of federal funding cuts are coming into focus for Rhode Island – and it’s not a pretty picture.
Tens of...
Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November
PROVIDENCE (AP) – President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after two judges issued rulings requiring it to keep...
Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP...
BOSTON (AP) – Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest...
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