Fitch Ratings dropped Providence's credit rating by three grades from A to BBB yesterday, putting the city only two steps away from junk bond status.
A woman, unemployed and uninsured for six months, saw her blood pressure and blood sugar rise to a dangerous level. But she was unaware anything was wrong until she attended a health screening sponsored by the American Islamic Wellness Association, said Jeena Ahmed PhD'11.
Members of the Rhode Island General Assembly worked with Gov. Lincoln Chafee '75 P'14 to draft legislation that would allow compassion centers - medical marijuana dispensaries - to operate by holding them to more stringent regulations.
Roughly 60 students delivered a petition with more than 600 signatures to the University Friday demanding Brown increase its payments to Providence. The group said they believe the University needs to provide more financial support to the city in order to rebuild Brown's relationship with Providence, ...
Seven people are seeking an injunction to block a federal judge's ruling that ordered Cranston High School West to remove a prayer banner from its auditorium, the Providence Journal reported. After almost two months of debating whether to appeal the ruling, the banner was officially removed last weekend. ...
A bill was introduced last week in the Rhode Island House of Representatives that would prevent employers in the service industry from taking a cut of their employees' tips. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Christopher Blazejewski, D-Providence and East Providence, and has also gained the support of a ...
U.S. Rep. David Cicilline '83, D-R.I., received a 14.8 percent job approval rating in a recent University poll, reflecting an almost 10 percent decline since December, when 24.3 percent of voters supported his work.
Actor James Woods spoke in favor of a proposed bill that would allow doctors to apologize to their patients without legal repercussions at a House Committee on Judiciary hearing last night. The "benevolent gestures" bill was introduced by Rep. Joseph McNamara, D-Warwick and Cranston. Similar legislation ...
Legislation that would allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates was introduced last month in the Rhode Island General Assembly. The Tuition Equity Bill, sponsored by state Rep. Grace Diaz, D-Providence, and state Sen. Juan Pichardo, D-Providence, would uphold a decision made last fall ...
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