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Valois confirmed as RIEDC leader
Marcel A. Valois, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s nominee to lead the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, was unanimously confirmed by the Rhode Island Senate Tuesday. more
Mortgage settlement gives 2,000 R.I. homeowners relief
As of March 31, more than 2,000 homeowners in Rhode Island have received some type of relief through the National Mortgage Settlement, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced Tuesday. more
Building Futures wins Workforce Board’s innovation award
Building Futures, a program of The Providence Plan, was named the 2013 winner of the Governor’s Workforce Board’s Innovation Award. more
| 5/21/13
Cranston schools selected as finalist for ‘Freedom Award’
The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a U.S. Department of Defense Office, has selected the Cranston Public Schools as a finalist for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. more
| 5/21/13
Block to run for governor, says state is ‘starved for leadership’
Entrepreneur and Moderate Party founder Ken Block announced his intention to run for governor of Rhode Island on Tuesday. Block has been active in the state’s political circuit since placing fourth in the 2010 gubernatorial race. more
| 5/21/13
U.S. faces downgrade in 2013 without budget deal, Moody’s warns
U.S. policymakers must address debt loads projected to rise later this decade to avoid a 2013 downgrade, even as the latest budget projections are “credit positive,” according to Moody’s Investors Service. more
Bike link re-established between East Side, East Providence
Just in time for Bike to Work Day, the R.I. Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council and the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen, announced Friday the establishment of a new bike route that preserves the connection between Providence and East Providence despite the Washington Bridge Bikeway closure. more
Details emerge on insurance plans to be offered on exchange
Three health insurers – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, UnitedHealthcare of New England, and Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island – will offer a total of 28 health plans on the R.I. Health Benefits Exchange for the individual and small group markets beginning on Oct. 1. more
Feds grant $654K to help R.I. fight fire more effectively
A handful of local fire departments and one agency in Rhode Island will receive $654,160 worth of federal fire safety grants to help upgrade equipment and train firefighters, officials announced Wednesday. more
RIPEC: Special districts useful but seen as under-regulated
While many of Rhode Island’s 91 special districts perform valuable services, their lack of mandated financial controls leaves them open to charges of poor fiscal management, according to a report released by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council late Monday. more
| 5/14/13
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