The University of Rhode Island is revoking honorary degrees bestowed upon two once-prominent advisers to former President Donald Trump: retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.… MORE
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Fire forces evacuation of day care center
A rooftop fire believed sparked by solar panels forced the evacuation of a daycare center in a Lincoln office building Friday afternoon.… MORE
2nd top Rhode Island health official announces resignation
Just days after the director of Rhode Island’s Department of Health announced her resignation, the agency’s deputy director announced that he, too, is leaving.… MORE
Rhode Island governor releases proposed $12.8B state budget
Rhode Island’s governor submitted a $12.8 billion state budget plan to the General Assembly on Thursday that seeks to address the pandemic, build more affordable housing, invest in schools and help businesses.… MORE
US fugitive who faked death, skipped UK court date arrested
A Rhode Island man who authorities say fled the U.S. and faked his death to evade prosecution for rape and financial fraud has been arrested after skipping his court date in Scotland, police said Thursday.… MORE
Rhode Island unemployment rate drops to 4.8% in December
Rhode Island’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.8% in December, down three-tenths of a percentage point from the November rate but higher than the national rate of 3.9%, the state Department of Labor and Training said Thursday.… MORE
Construction to begin soon on new US offshore wind farm
Developers say construction will soon begin on the second commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project to gain approval in the United States. … MORE
Governor lays out climate change plan for Rhode Island
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee on Wednesday proposed spending more than $150 million during the next fiscal year on several initiatives intended to address threats to the state from climate change by cutting greenhouse gas emissions.… MORE
Contractor gets probation in tax evasion scheme
A contractor from Massachusetts who frequently traveled to Rhode Island to cash business checks at a check-cashing facility to avoid reporting or paying taxes on nearly $2 million in income has been sentenced to two years of probation, federal prosecutors said.… MORE
Gov. McKee looks beyond COVID in State of the State speech
While the pandemic continues to dominate the conversation, Rhode Island’s governor said in his first-ever State of the State address Tuesday that it’s time to start looking to the future.… MORE
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