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ACLU calls on municipalities to beef up public meeting policies
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (124+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – The state’s Open Meetings Act says that deliberations by local elected officials “be performed in an open and public manner.” However, according to a report issued Tuesday by the ACLU of Rhode Island Inc., progress toward…...
Casimiro lauded for legislative work to support incarcerated individuals
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (123+ words) Providence Business News REP. JULIE A. CASIMIRO, D-North Kingstown, was awarded the Freedom Innovator Award by the Rhode Island Freedom Collective at the first Freedom Gala held on May 29. She was honored due to her sponsorship and advocacy for “Mario’s Law,…...
R.I.’s inspector general taking shape, with limitations
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (127+ words) Providence Business News Just over a month after Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed the fiscal 2027 budget creating Rhode Island’s first Office of Inspector General, government and community leaders are watching how the closely scrutinized office takes shape. A five-person commission has…...
Restore access to obesity management meds
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (119+ words) Providence Business News Throughout my career in public service, I have been dedicated to making Rhode Island a place where every resident and family can succeed. Access to healthy, affordable food is core to that goal, and as lieutenant governor,…...
Ryan Caldarone
1+ week, 1+ day ago (78+ words) Providence Business News PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS RYAN CALDARONE | 39 Human resources officer and director of talent development, Amica Mutual Insurance Co. What led you to pursue a career in your current industry? At a Johnson & Wales University career fair, a…...
Lists: Executive Compensation in Higher Education
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (73+ words) Providence Business News To Continue Reading This Article - Critical RI business news and analysis updated daily. LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Celebrate 40 Years of News! Congratulations to the 2026 Honorees! Deadline extended to July 17th By Emilio DiSpirito IV License Partner | Private…...
What Rhode Island lawmakers did – and didn’t do – on AI, crypto and data centers
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (785+ words) Alexander Castro is a staff writer for the Rhode Island Current. Congratulations to the 2026 Honorees! By Emilio DiSpirito IV License Partner | Private Office Advisor Engel & Volkers Oceanside www.DiSpiritoteam.com… Technology moves fast. The R.I. Statehouse moves a little slower....
Are Rhode Island leaders doing enough to improve the state’s business climate?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (187+ words) Rhode Island is going backwards in another national ranking of business conditions, falling to No. 48 nationally in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2026″ rankings released July 9. That drops the state two spots from last year’s ranking and again leaves it…...
Diossa: $16.3M in medical debt forgiven for Rhode Islanders
1+ week, 6+ day ago (86+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – More than $16.3 million in medical debt has been forgiven for more than 9,000 Rhode Islanders through the state’s Medical Debt Relief Program since its launch in October 2024, General Treasurer James A. Diossa announced Wednesday. In the latest…...
No prize yet for Blue Ribbon Commission. School funding formula retool is just getting started.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1716+ words) Alexander Castro is a staff writer for the Rhode Island Current. Lawmakers sat behind rows of tables, like students at their desks, in the R.I. Senate Lounge one January night to hear a guest speaker detail a new plan to make…...