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Economic Indicators
May 20

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.
Public Policy
May 20

Next step charted on path to a statewide plan

After a lengthy and often frank discussion, the state’s Health Planning Advisory Council reached consensus at its May 13 meeting on future priorities for its work in the coming year, in alignment with the R.I. General Assembly’s statutory directions.
Health Care
May 18

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer

Health reform could strain substance-abuse care

There are some things that don’t get better simply with time.
Environment
May 18

WBNA, WaterFire are EPA grant recipients

BOSTON – The West Broadway Neighborhood Association and WaterFire Providence are the two Rhode Island recipients of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency brownfield grants aimed at protecting health and cleaning up communities.
Small Business
May 18

Ackerman introduces tax incentive for wellness

PROVIDENCE – Rep. Mia A. Ackerman, D-Cumberland, has introduced a bill on behalf of Lt. Gov. Elizabeth H. Roberts that would create a tax credit for small employers that implement a wellness program for employees.
Development
May 18

Carpionato proposes 62-acre, mixed-use Tiverton project

TIVERTON – Carpionato Group has made an introductory pitch to the Tiverton Town Council and Planning Board for a large-scale, mixed-use development that could be as large as 62 acres, The Herald News of Fall River reported.
Manufacturing
May 18

By Lindsay Lorenz
PBN Researcher

R.I. has stake in F-35 Lightning program

Elected officials and others representing the region’s defense industry recently crowded around the cockpit of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II, waiting their turns to hop in the pilot’s seat, taxi the fighter jet down the runway and launch into the skies on a government mission – all without leaving the confines of the R.I. Department of Administration building, that is.
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