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R.I. ATTORNEY General Peter F. Neronha joined 21 other state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission to file a lawsuit against online retailer Amazon.com Inc. claiming that it defrauded advertisers. / AP FILE PHOTO/MARK LENNIHAN

Neronha joins lawsuit challenging Amazon’s overinflated advertising prices

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, with a coalition of attorneys general from 21 other states and the Federal Trade Commission, filed a...

R.I.’s 3.9% July jobless rate 3rd highest in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s July unemployment rate of 3.9% was the third highest in New England but below the national rate of 4.1%, according...
RHODE ISLAND’S home price index increased 3.41% year over year in June, the second-highest growth rate in New England, according to Cotality. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

Cotality: R.I. home price index jumps 3.41% year over year in...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 3.41% year over year in June, the second-highest growth rate in New England, according to Cotality.  Rhode Island’s...

R.I. judge tosses Trump’s latest attempt to reconfigure federal homelessness programs

A Rhode Island federal judge has again blocked the Trump administration from siphoning federal funds from no-strings-attached housing for formerly homeless individuals. In a pair...

Neronha, coalition sue over Trump administration’s new tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) – Twenty-five states, including Rhode Island, sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import...
RHODE ISLAND is the 33rd-best state in the nation, down nine spots from last year, according to U.S. News & World Report. / PBN FILE PHOTO/PAM BHATIA

U.S. News & World Report: R.I. is 33rd-best state in nation...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the 33rd-best state in the nation, down nine spots from last year, according to U.S. News & World Report....

WalletHub: R.I. public school systems 9th best in nation

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island public school systems are the ninth best in the nation, while Massachusetts has the best, according to a study by...

Construction jobs in R.I. drop 1.8% year over year, contractors association...

PROVIDENCE – Construction employment in Rhode Island decreased 1.8% between June 2025 and June 2026, according to a study by the Associated General Contractors of America Association.  The...

R.I.’s 4.1% June jobless rate 3rd highest in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s June unemployment rate of 4.1% was the third highest in New England but below the national rate of 4.2%, according...

R.I. residents spend less on health insurance than most states, WalletHub...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is among the bottom 10 states for how much residents pay for health insurance relative to household income, according to WalletHub.   The personal finance website in...
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