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Can suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem?

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Back when egg prices remained securely under $2 a dozen in 2021, Nevada joined several other states concerned about animal...

Neronha joins lawsuit against Trump administration cutting medical research funding

BOSTON (AP) – Attorneys general from 22 states, including Rhode Island, filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration for slashing funding for medical and...

Trump orders funding freeze during review of federal loans and grants

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump's administration begins an across-the-board ideological review...

Proposed bill could make R.I. 10th state with equity impact laws

Nine states have equity impact laws. Rhode Island could be 10th under this bill. When lawmakers bring a bill to the chamber floor, one of...

R.I. seventh-best state in the nation for entrepreneurs, study finds

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has become significantly more welcoming to entrepreneurs, according to a study by Simplify LLC.  The company, an independent publication based in...

Sheldon Whitehouse wins a fourth term in the U.S. Senate; Amo...

Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse won reelection to a fourth term to the U.S. Senate and Democrats held on to both U.S. House seats in Rhode...
RHODE ISLAND had the highest unemployment rate in New England in September at 4.6%, which was also higher than the national rate of 4.1%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

R.I. has highest September unemployment rate in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the highest unemployment rate in New England in September at 4.6%, which was also higher than the national rate...

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...
A HIRING SIGN is displayed at a retail store in Mount Prospect, Ill. Rhode Island's July unemployment rate was the highest in New England at 4.5%, slightly above the national rate of 4.3%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

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...
RHODE ISLAND ranked No. 44 among all states for the second straight year in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2024″ list. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

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...
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