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COVID unemployment fraud cost RI $121M. Why won't the state's insurance company pay up?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen the state filed to collect on its $40 million insurance policy to cover some of the fraud...
General election latest: Farage seen as the most likely to ‘tell it how it is’ in new poll as Sunak...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoNigel Farage has been found to be the most likely to “tell it how it is” as well as topping the...
Unemployment scammers collected $550 million since start of pandemic, audit estimates
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe amount of money Rhode Island officials believe has been stolen through fraudulent unemployment...
RI cities, towns sue consultant over alleged opioid sales tactics
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPROVIDENCE – A lawsuit brought by Rhode Island’s cities and towns against consulting giant McKinsey...
Rhode Island's economy is hurting, but is it in a recession?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHow are you liking the Rhode Island economy these days? As the Ocean State moves through the third...
Bill in RI limits grocery store self-checkout registers. Businesses say it's an overstep
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPROVIDENCE - An army of lobbyists for Rhode Island's grocery stores, supermarkets - and unrelated...
RI is a leader in keeping teens in school or working – but thousands are doing neither
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPROVIDENCE - Despite chronic absenteeism in Rhode Island schools, a new report says the state has...
In praise of a random, wonderful episode of The Good Fight
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf the little boy doesn't get bone marrow he dies. That's the gist of "The End of a Saturday,"...
Sunday letters: An oasis in a triple-decker; protecting RI's forests
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoTriple-deckers were an oasis for newcomers Recent stories in the Providence Journal present an...
MLK Center sees rising demand for food assistance: How they're attacking the problem
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEWPORT ― Currently, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank serves 63,000 people per month, an...