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USDA bans school lunch fees for low-income families

Education 11/05/2024

NEW YORK (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that students eligible for free or reduced price school meals cannot be charged processing...

State’s top education official warns of budget cuts, layoffs

Economic Activity 01/11/2024

PROVIDENCE – The state’s top education official is warning that school districts across the state could see budget cuts and staff layoffs over the...

School districts move to ease teacher stress, burnout

Education 08/29/2022

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – With Prince's "Raspberry Beret" blaring in the background, about 20 New Hampshire educators grabbed wooden sticks and began pounding their...

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01/22/2026

STEFAN PRYOR, far left, Rhode Island's commerce secretary, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News' 2026 Economic Trends Summit at the Marriott Providence on Thursday morning. The other panelists, from left, are David Salvatore, Providence Foundation executive director; Edwin "Ted" Carr, Providence economic development director; and Kristen Adamo, Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO and president. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing at right, moderated. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

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R.I. may ditch Mr. Potato Head license plates after Hasbro’s move...

01/22/2026

R.I. median home sale prices rose 5.3% to $499K in 2025

01/22/2026

RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December was 4.3%, same as November, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

R.I. monthly unemployment stays at 4.3% in December

01/22/2026

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