Tag: Social Security
U.S. inflation gauge cools with little sign of tariff impact, so...
WASHINGTON (AP) – A key U.S. inflation gauge slowed last month as President Donald Trump's tariffs have yet to noticeably push up prices, while...
Hynson Electrical president sentenced for not paying $1.2M in taxes
PROVIDENCE – The president of a Rhode Island electrical service provider has been sentenced to two years of probation, with six months of detention,...
Deloitte to pay state $5M for RIBridges cyberattack expenses
PROVIDENCE – Deloitte Consulting LLP has provided Rhode Island $5 million to help pay for expenses from the RIBridges data breach, Gov. Daniel J....
White House rescinds order freezing federal grants
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it...
Cyberattack leads to shutdown of state computer system; ransom sought
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s public benefits computer system has been shut down following a cyberattack involving the private data of thousands of people.
Gov. Daniel...
Sheldon Whitehouse wins a fourth term in the U.S. Senate; Amo...
Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse won reelection to a fourth term to the U.S. Senate and Democrats held on to both U.S. House seats in Rhode...
Whitehouse seeks a fourth term in the U.S. Senate, Dems favored...
Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island is looking to win a fourth term in the U.S. Senate while Democrats are heavily favored to...
Howlett appointed president of AARP Rhode Island
ELIZABETH HOWLETT, a former elected official who served both in the R.I. Senate and two terms as the state’s lieutenant governor, was recently appointed...
Social Security recipients to receive lower cost-of-living adjustment next year
Looking ahead to retirement next spring, Karla Abbott finds comfort in the cost-of-living increase that millions of Social Security recipients get each year. But...
Former used car dealer sentenced 5 years for bank fraud
PROVIDENCE – A former Massachusetts used car dealer was sentenced to five years in federal prison for leading a scheme that defrauded financial institutions...