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In November, economic forecasters warned that Rhode Island could be waiting till the end of the decade to fully recover its pandemic-era job losses. Turns out the Ocean State hit its pre-pandemic job count one month later, in December 2023. And the 559,900 employed Rhode Islanders as of March 2024 is the highest in state […] The post Revised 2023 labor estimates show R.I. recovered pandemic job losses ahead of schedule appeared first on Rhode Island Current.

37 years ago, on April 28/29, parts of southern New England were digging out from a late season snowstorm.

Michael Brier was the de facto owner and operator of Providence-based Recovery Connection Centers of America, which allegedly billed for opioid addiction treatment services that weren’t actually provided

Gov. Dan McKee announced that the Independent Man statue will be coming back to the State House and will be available for public viewing this weekend.

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Rhode Islanders gathered in large numbers at Goddard Memorial State Park on Sunday for the annual Imagine Walk organized by the Autism Project.

A lot of Rhode Islanders want to read Kristin Hannah’s latest novel, “The Women.” The e-book version of Hannah’s Vietnam War narrative had 837 holds across the state’s libraries as of April 12. Nearly a week later, on Thursday, April 18, that number had risen to 900, according to the statewide library catalog. At least […]

Curtailing the triple-digit interest rates charged by storefront lenders is still the priority, but lawmakers see new high-tech threats emerging.

State lawmakers are once again trying to strengthen Rhode Island's drunk driving laws.