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MBTA needs more funding to stave off fare hikes, service cuts
Officials from the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority need to balance their budget, but they plan to wait until at least March before increasing fares and establishing service cuts in hopes of an increase in funding, reported Boston.com. more
| 12/27/12
R.I. to increase minimum wage on Jan. 1
On Jan. 1, the state’s minimum wage will increase 35 cents to $7.75 an hour, increasing the average minimum wage worker’s annual pay in Rhode Island’s by $510. more
| 12/21/12
RIPEC: State rankings hurt by high cost of doing business
The high cost of doing business in Rhode Island has hurt the state in recent national rankings, according to a new report released Thursday by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council. more
| 12/20/12
R.I. 1 of 2 states to lose population in 2012
Rhode Island is one of only two states that lost population in 2011- 2012, according to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau. more
| 12/20/12
R.I. wins conditional approval for health insurance exchange
Rhode Island was granted conditional approval to operate its R.I. Health Benefits Exchange, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today, one week after Rhode Island submitted a 1,000-page “Exchange Blueprint.” more
Chafee, EDC approve regulations for Renewable Energy Fund
The R.I. Economic Development Corporation board of directors and Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee have approved new rules and regulations for the Renewable Energy Fund, they announced at a Monday evening press conference. more
| 12/18/12
PC to contribute $3.84M to city in PILOT agreement
Providence College has agreed to contribute $3.84 million to the city over the next 10 years as part of a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, Mayor Angel Taveras and PC President Rev. Brian J. Shanley announced Tuesday at a press conference. more
| 12/18/12
R.I. ranked 2nd worst state to do business
On Forbes Magazine’s list of the Best States for Business, Rhode Island ranked 49th, beating out only Maine as the worst state in the country to do business. more
| 12/13/12 | 1 comment
Providence wins case against tobacco industry
In what the city of Providence is called “a case with national significance,” Chief Judge Mary Lisi of U.S. District Court in Rhode Island ruled to uphold the city’s laws banning the sale of tobacco products aimed at children. more
| 12/11/12
Block Island wind power completion being pushed back
The target date for completing Deepwater Wind’s proposed Block Island Wind Farm is slipping into 2015, CEO Jeff Grybowski said. more
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