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Rhode Island unemployment rate drops to 4.8% in December
CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) - 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 ...
Jan 20, 2022
Construction to begin soon on new US offshore wind farm
South Fork Wind Farm Photo: U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (AP) - Developers say construction will soon begin on the second commercial-scale, offshore wind energy pr...
Jan 20, 2022
Governor lays out climate change plan for Rhode Island
Gov. Dan McKee outlines ways that his FY 2023 budget will counter climate change and fund infrastructure improvements. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Dan Mc...
Jan 19, 2022
Contractor gets probation in tax evasion scheme
Federal court in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A contractor from Massachusetts who frequently traveled to Rhode Island to cash business checks at a check-cashing ...
Jan 19, 2022
Rhode Island man pleads guilty to unemployment fraud
U.S. District Courthouse in Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island man who authorities say submitted fraudulent online applications for coronavirus pa...
Jan 14, 2022
Rhode Island panel OKs voting maps with last-minute change
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A panel voted Wednesday to approve new voting districts for the state legislature and congressional seats in Rhode...
Jan 14, 2022
Possible snow in Southern New England Sunday into Monday
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologistPublished Jan. 12, 2022 1:42 PM EST | Updated Jan. 13, 2022 1:42 PM ESTAccuWeather forecasters warn that a snowstorm could wreak havoc...
Jan 13, 2022
RI Dept of Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott to step down
RI Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott appeared alongside Gov. Dan McKee at a COVID briefing November 16, 2021. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News The Associated Press Rhode Island's top public h...
Jan 13, 2022
Rhode Island works to ease staffing crunch at hospitals
Gov. Dan McKee kicks off a COVID briefing in the Governor’s State Room of the State House January 12, 2022. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island is trying to eas...
Jan 12, 2022
Ethics board dismisses complaint against ex-McKee official
Gov. Dan McKee and his former Chief of Staff Anthony Silva August 23, 2021. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has voted to dismiss a complaint...
Jan 12, 2022
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