Tag: Trump Administration
New federal tax rules on tips spark confusion
John Elkhay, co-owner of the restaurant company Chow Fun Inc., is no stranger to navigating regulatory curveballs.
With his company managing more than 200 employees...
Future of energy grid hurt by Trump’s funding cuts
The Trump administration’s widespread cancellation and freezing of clean energy funding is also hitting essential work to improve the nation’s power grid. Ending these...
‘The impacts are everywhere.’ Federal cuts devastate nonprofits
Rhode Island’s nonprofits are in turmoil. This important segment of the economy – 16% of the workforce – has an uncertain future and the...
Judge accuses Homeland Security of bullying states into accepting conditions to...
A federal judge in Rhode Island on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of trying to “bully” states into accepting conditions that require them to...
Noncompete confusion deepens amid statewide veto, stalled federal ban
Conflicting signals from state and federal authorities over noncompete agreements have left some in the business community uncertain about what’s allowed and what’s not.
Once...
Brown to cut 48 positions in effort to close $30M budget...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University will begin laying off 48 employees across campus, with those impacted being notified starting this week, the university announced on...
CRACKS IN THE METTLE | PBN survey: R.I. businesses remain resilient,...
When siblings Kelly and Kiffin Ward co-founded their Warren metal fabrication business, Ward’s Manufacturing LLC, in early 2024, they set out with a vision...
Five Questions With: Heather Alge
Heather Alge | CEO, The Fogarty Center
1. What are your goals for The Fogarty Center now that you have stepped into the CEO...
Neronha, coalition seek preliminary injunction to block defunding of Planned Parenthood
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, 21 other attorneys general and Pa. Gov. Josh D. Shapiro on Thursday filed a motion for...
Gen Z’s credit scores are dropping. Here’s what to do if...
NEW YORK (AP) – Gen Z has seen its credit scores drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student...
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