Economy
The Ocean State is one of just three states that still prohibit most retail on Thanksgiving — a throwback to centuries-old blue laws that continue to shape when Rhode Islanders can (and can’t) shop
From restaurants to bakeries to dance studios, local business owners describe customer losses, creative pivots, and the hard-earned resilience they’ve needed to keep going since the westbound bridge shut down in late 2023
Proposal would have shaved up to $80 off monthly gas and electric bills
With state spending up sharply since the pandemic and a major deficit on the horizon, new figures reveal the biggest drivers of Rhode Island’s budget and the revenue sources keeping it afloat
Adrian Bautista and Evan Perez founded Color Your Life, a subscription business that allows children to use AI technology to create personalized coloring books featuring real-life pictures
Researchers hope to find better ways for the industries to coexist
Rhode Island will allocate up to $3 million from an escrow account to support the operation of the hospitals
An estimated 13,000 enrollees may drop coverage by the end of the year as federal tax credits expire
Attorney General Peter Neronha is negotiating with Prospect Medical to keep the financially troubled hospitals open through the end of the year while a potential buyer works to finalize financing — or another steps in