Tag: Vermont
R.I. joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s new global tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – Some two dozen states, including Rhode Island, challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import...
WalletHub: R.I. has 13th-highest property tax burden in nation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents have the 13th-highest property tax burden in the nation, according to WalletHub.
The personal finance website compared the 50 states and the...
Report: DEM allowing snow from blizzard to be dumped in waterways
PROVIDENCE – Now that the state has received help to dig out from the record snowfall from Feb. 23, where to actually put it is...
R.I.’s 4.3% jobless rate in Dec. is 2nd highest in New...
PROVIDENCE – The December unemployment rate of 4.3% in Rhode Island was the second highest in New England behind Massachusetts but below the national...
R.I. remains the worst state to start a business, WalletHub says
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island remains the worst state in the nation to start a business, according to WalletHub.
For the third straight year, the personal...
Neronha leads coalition challenging funding policy that targets transgender people
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is co-leading a lawsuit with attorneys general from 11 states challenging a U.S. Department of Health and...
Report: Average R.I. monthly utility costs are highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has the most expensive monthly utility costs in New England with residents paying an average of $579 a month, according...
R.I. ranks 22nd in vulnerability to identity theft and fraud, WalletHub says
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents have become much more vulnerable to identity theft and fraud in comparison to other states over the last year, according...
DOJ sues R.I., 5 other states for refusing its demands for...
BOSTON (AP) – The Justice Department on Tuesday sued six more states, including Rhode Island, in its ongoing campaign to obtain detailed voter data and...
URI applications break a record. GPAs of incoming first-year students are...
After receiving a record number of applications, the University of Rhode Island exceeded its enrollment target for the incoming freshman class this fall.
The academic...
