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Report: R.I. 14th overall best state for workers, 15th for working...
PROVIDENCE – Oxfam's latest report on U.S. working conditions by state placed Rhode Island as the 14th best state for workers overall, and the...
Report: R.I. drivers second-most confrontational in nation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island drivers are ranked the second-most confrontational in the U.S., according to a new Forbes Advisor.
The website conducted a survey of...
R.I. urges rejection of grocery chains merger
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is among seven states urging U.S. antitrust enforcers to stop Kroger's proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons, Reuters News reported.
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WalletHub: R.I. fourth-best state to have a baby; Mass. best in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the fourth-best state in the country to have a baby and Massachusetts is No. 1, according to a report...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 4.5% in June
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 4.5% year over year in June, higher than the national growth rate of 1.6%, according...
Northeast floods devastate ‘heartbroken’ farmers as months of labor and crops...
BOSTON (AP) – Well before it was warm enough to plant seedlings in the ground, farmer Micah Barritt began nursing crops like watermelon, eggplant...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 4.2% in May
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 4.2% year over year in May, higher than the national growth rate of 1.4%, according...
R.I. mortgage delinquency rate remains 2.9% in April
PROVIDENCE – The share of mortgages in delinquency 30 days or more in Rhode Island was 2.9% in April, same as it was a...
R.I.’s May unemployment rate second-highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in May at 3% but remained below the national rate of 3.7%,...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 4% in April
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 4% year over year in April, higher than the national growth rate of 2%, CoreLogic...