Tag: Trump Administration
Economist: After high inflation, debt may hold back momentum
Inflation may have cooled in recent months, but households in Rhode Island and beyond continue to feel the aftereffects.
Thomas Tzitzouris, head of fixed income...
Alviti defends RIDOT, dismisses concerns over undisbursed federal funds for Washington...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. on Thursday dismissed anxieties over the undisbursed $220 million in federal funds that had...
Neronha joins coalition to help businesses retain DEI efforts in the...
PROVIDENCE - Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on Thursday joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general to help businesses maintain diversity, equity, inclusion and...
Neronha joins lawsuit against Trump administration cutting medical research funding
BOSTON (AP) – Attorneys general from 22 states, including Rhode Island, filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration for slashing funding for medical and...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 6.7% in December
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 6.7% year over year in December, according to CoreLogic Inc.
Rhode Island’s HPI growth rate in...
Schools, attorneys divided on Biden’s proposed sweeping Title IX changes
When then-President Barack Obama rocked the education world with his “Dear Colleague” letter in 2011, Kara Larsen wasn’t paying much attention.
The revolutionary guidance on...
Why are for-profit colleges thriving right now?
When COVID-19 hit the U.S., many experts warned that America’s colleges and universities could be devastated. Some of them predicted enrollment declines of up...
Student visa proposal could hinder U.S. competitiveness
In an effort to crack down on international students and scholars who overstay their visas, the Trump administration is seeking to implement a new...
U.S. has a lot to lose with TikTok, WeChat ban
The Trump administration’s announced bans on Chinese-owned social media platforms TikTok and WeChat could have unintended consequences. The orders bar the apps from doing...
Thousands of companies allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic
Thousands of oil and gas operations, government facilities and other sites won permission to stop monitoring for hazardous emissions or otherwise bypass rules intended...
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