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A HEARTBEAT AWAY: Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer, director of R.I. Department of Business Regulation, has been appointed president-elect of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and will take over the top role in 2027. At right is Megan Mihara, DBR principal program manager.
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Dwyer poised to give R.I. big voice on national level

For the first time in more than a century, a Rhode Island insurance regulator has stepped into a top national role. Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer, director...

R.I., Conn. AGs lawsuit over Revolution Wind project moved to D.C. 

The Trump administration lost its initial attempt to block construction on the Revolution Wind project, but scored a minor victory Thursday.  A federal judge in Rhode Island granted its request to move a...
STEELY GAZE: Noel Laflamme, a technician at metal fabricator Ward’s Manufacturing LLC in Warren, measures the thickness of a steel plate as he prepares for a job in the workshop. 
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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...

R.I., other states tell money transfer company to cease activities

CRANSTON – State bank regulators have ordered a California-based money transfer business to stop activities in Rhode Island, citing the company's "declining financial position." Thirty-eight...

Study: R.I. earns high grade for traffic safety

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is one of five states to receive a "green," or good grade in the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety’s...

CVS installs time-delay safes at 66 R.I. pharmacy locations

WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. has installed time-delay safes at 66 Rhode Island pharmacies in a multistate rollout to combat pharmacy robberies and the...

RISD returns African sculpture stolen in 19th century

PROVIDENCE (AP) – A bronze sculpture of a West African king that had been in the collection of a Rhode Island museum for more...

R.I. August unemployment rate 3rd lowest in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-lowest unemployment rate in New England in August at 2.8%, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of...

States hope for revenue boost with Mega Millions craze 

NEW YORK (AP) – A bump in college scholarships for New Mexico students. A new bike trail nestled in the western slope of Colorado....
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