Metro
Whitehouse outlines key election issues
By Shefali Luthra | October 9The November election represents a nationwide referendum on the best way to fix the economy and the importance of social entitlement programs, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said at Tuesday night's Brown Democrats meeting.
38 Studios prompts commerce overhaul
By Morgan Johnson | October 3A Sept. 25 report commissioned by Gov. Lincoln Chafee '75 P'14 P'16 suggests Rhode Island's business climate is in critical condition and recommends a major overhaul to current state organizations relating to commerce and economic development.
Nine years later, site of nightclub fire memorialized
By Maggie Livingstone | October 3Raymond Villanova, owner of the property that formerly housed the Station Nightclub in West Warwick, voluntarily signed the land's deed over to the Station Fire Memorial Foundation Sept. 28. The nightclub burned down in 2003 after pyrotechnics ignited the building, killing 100 people and injuring hundreds ...
Romney, Obama square off on economy
By Adam Toobin | October 3President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney covered domestic topics in last night's presidential debate, including job creation, tax policy, deficit reduction, social welfare programs and healthcare policy. Social issues were not addressed. During the debate, Obama positioned ...
R.I. launches new system for teacher evaluations
By Adam Toobin | October 3By the time President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced in 2009 that the federal government would distribute $4.35 billion to states purposed for developing more intensive teacher evaluation systems, among other elements, Rhode Island already had begun to overhaul ...
Congressional races heat up
By Adam Toobin | October 1President The first debate of the 2012 presidential campaign will take place tomorrow at 9 p.m. on cable and network news channels. President Obama will face off against Republican challenger, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, in a confrontation that many speculate will be a definitive moment ...
Betaspring open house draws politicians, mentors
By Caroline Flanagan | October 1Senators, representatives and other government officials addressed a packed room Sept. 27 at the fall open house for Betaspring, a startup accelerator located in Providence's Knowledge District. The audience energetically welcomed the 13 new startups participating in Betaspring's fall session. Betaspring ...
T.F. Green infrastructure development plan exceeds budget
By Sam Heft-Luthy | September 26T.F. Green Airport is re-evaluating a five-year, $125 million development plan after a cost analysis revealed the price tag would exceed initial estimates by $40 million. The Rhode Island Airport Corporation had originally planned to make several infrastructure improvements to the small Warwick regional ...
Salmonella outbreak prompts recall
By Maxine Joselow | September 26The Rhode Island Department of Health released a notice Tuesday advising consumers to avoid certain cashew butter, tahini and roasted peanut products made by Sunland, Inc., following 29 related salmonella cases nationwide, including one in Rhode Island.
Raimondo hailed for state pension reform
By Morgan Johnson | September 25Since Rhode Island successfully passed pension reform last year, the state has drawn significant attention from national news outlets and nonprofit organizations that see Rhode Island as an exemplary model for states with underfunded pension systems