Tag: Sheldon Whitehouse
Banks, airlines wary of credit card interest cap
When President Donald Trump announced earlier this year that he planned to order credit card companies to cap the annual percentage rate at 10%...
FBI director’s plane use under scrutiny amid accusations of delayed team...
Rhode Island’s congressional delegates want to know more after the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday asked the congressional watchdog...
Republican Charles Calenda sworn in as interim U.S. attorney for R.I.
For at least the next 120 days, Rhode Island has a freshly appointed federal attorney who will prosecute criminal cases on behalf of the...
Calenda to serve as interim U.S. attorney for R.I.
PROVIDENCE – A former Republican candidate for attorney general has been named interim U.S. attorney for Rhode Island.
Charles "Chas" Calenda told WPRI-TV CBS 12...
Trump order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration has directed five large-scale wind projects under construction off the East Coast to suspend their activities for at least 90 days,...
New bill would expand access to high-quality care for patients of...
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., have introduced bipartisan legislation known as the ACO Assignment Improvement Act.
The legislation expands...
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...
HOSPITAL MAKEOVERS: Health systems look for shot in the arm from...
The administrative wing of The Miriam Hospital on Providence’s East Side is a mess these days, and hospital President Maria Ducharme couldn’t be happier...
AI boom, supply chain strain to be discussed at 2025 Global...
SMITHFIELD – Bryant University will be the center of the business world beginning on Thursday when it welcomes diplomats, economists and business representatives for...
SENEDIA set to host 11th annual Defense Innovation Days
NEWPORT – SENEDIA is set to host its 11th annual Defense Innovation Days from Aug. 25-27 at the Newport Marriott.
Registration is full for the...
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