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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
Report: R.I.’s public workers out-earn private sector
Rhode Island’s government workers collect higher compensation than their private-sector counterparts, according to a study compiled by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity. more
| 11/29/12
DLT announces 2013 unemployment, TDI tax rates
The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has announced the unemployment insurance and the temporary disability insurance taxable wage and employee contributions for 2013. more
| 11/28/12
EPA approves New Bedford terminal project
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the $100 million, 28.5-acre marine terminal project in New Bedford. more
| 11/20/12 | 1 comment
R.I. ranks 26th on economic opportunity index
Rhode Island is decidedly average for economic opportunity, according to a new index developed at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania and published by The States Project. more
| 11/19/12
Chamber, STAC release second annual benchmark report
The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce and the Rhode Island Science & Technology Advisory Council have released the second annual report measuring the progress of Rhode Island’s knowledge economy, the state’s developing hub of research and technology. more
| 11/9/12
Koller approves lower 2013 rates for Tufts subscribers
R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller announced today that he was lowering the previously approved health insurance average premium increases for Tufts Health Plan subscribers. more
General Assembly earns a ‘B-’ on Environment Council’s green report card
Rhode Island’s General Assembly scored a “B-” on its environmental legislation for the 2011-2012 session, according to the Environment Council of Rhode Island’s biannual Green Report Card. more
| 11/1/12
General Assembly improves from all-time low on Common Cause scorecard
The nonpartisan government watchdog group Common Cause Rhode Island released its 10th Legislative Scorecard on Thursday. more
| 10/25/12
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