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A $300 million bond to rebuild Rhode Islands public schools is before the General Assembly.

PAWTUCKET – Sandra Cano says she’s thrilled to put her experience in banking and small business into her new job as Pawtucket’s director of commerce, replacing the retired Jeanne Boyle.

DCYF has essentially run out of appropriate placements for the young people in its care.

PAWTUCKET – The Friends of the Looff Carousel at Slater Park group is selling a new ornament and magnet this year to celebrate the 126th anniversary of the historic Slater

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Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 24, 2021 -- On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, The Supreme Court will be hearing the Oral Argument in the Mississippi Ban on the

Close watchers of the process credit dozens of community groups who focused on Census awareness

RI Education Commissioner Infante-Green In a wide-ranging interview, Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green discussed the state of education in Rhode Island and all the hot-button issues.  As schools across the state try to recover from the impacts of shutdowns and online learning due to the pandemic, the Commissioner faces challenges in negotiations with the Providence Teachers Union, legislative battles at the State House over school funding and charter schools and im...

PPP taxation proposal draws pushback in Senate hearing RHODE ISLAND SENATORS heard testimony on Thursday regarding a bill sponsored by Sen. Sandra Cano that calls for exemption of taxation for forgiven Paycheck Protection Program loans. / PBN FILE PHOTO BY NICOLE DOTZENROD. PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s business community let their voices be heard in the R.I. Senate on Thursday in opposition to taxation of Paycheck Protection Program loans that were provided as a federal relief lifeline. The...

The Senate passed the Nathan Bruno and Jason Flatt Act ( 2021-S 0031) sponsored by Sen.  James A. Seveney (D-Dist. 11, Portsmouth, Bristol, Tiverton) that would require all public school districts to adopt suicide prevention policies and train all personnel in suicide awareness and prevention annually. The measure now moves to the House of Representatives, where similar legislation ( 2021-H 5353) has been introduced by Rep. Terri Cortvriend (D-Dist. 72, Portsmouth, Middletown). Senate, House O...