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Pay in R.I. increased slightly less than inflation rate since pandemic
The typical U.S. worker’s pay is about the same as it was in late 2019, after accounting for inflation. But workers in some states...
R.I. has highest July unemployment rate in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the highest unemployment rate in New England in July at 4.5%, slightly above the national rate of 4.3%, according...
R.I. is No. 44 on CNBC’s 2024 ranking of top states...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked 44th among all states in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2024″ rankings released Thursday, a slight improvement over...
RIC researchers forecast continued rise in teen employment this summer
PROVIDENCE – Following a decade-plus slump, Rhode Island teenagers last year led most of the U.S. in an overall increase in teen summer employment...
Report: R.I. 11th-worst state for new businesses
PROVIDENCE – Entrepreneurs in Rhode Island face more obstacles to success than their business peers in most other areas of the U.S., a recent...
Report: R.I. drivers worst in the nation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island drivers are the worst in the nation, according to a report by LendingTree.
To determine the best and worst drivers by...
Judge seeks disciplinary action against Neronha
PROVIDENCE – A R.I. Superior Court judge is seeking disciplinary action against Attorney General Peter F. Neronha over his social media posts criticizing Rhode...
‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden to give out $16B for passenger rail projects
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden, arguably the nation's biggest Amtrak fan, visited a train maintenance shop in his home state of Delaware on...
States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive, harming...
Dozens of U.S. states, including California, New York and Rhode Island, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people's mental health and contributing...
McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a...
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust...
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