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Rhode Island enacts two laws regulating medical debt
JD Supra - California
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July 7, 2025
On June 26, the governor of Rhode Island signed into law S0169, which amends the state’s deceptive trade practices laws to prohibit credit reporting agencies from reporting a consumer’s medical debt. The law also bars filing executions and...
JN Money Services Expands JN Money Online to Rhode Island
South Florida Caribbean News
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July 8, 2025
SOUTH FLORIDA – JN Money Services (USA) Inc., a subsidiary of JN Money Services Limited, will be expanding its money transfer and payment services across the United States, to the state of Rhode Island. This expansion will facilitate the company’s...
JN Money Online expands to Rhode Island
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 8, 2025
JN Money Services (USA), a subsidiary of JN Money Services Limited, will be expanding its money transfer and payment services across the United States, to the state of Rhode Island. This expansion will facilitate the company’s introduction of its...
Historic diner near Rhode Island-Mass. border is up for sale
NECN - Massachusetts
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[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] An historic diner near the RI/MA border is on the market. According to a source (Gary Goldblatt) Modern Diner in Pawtucket is for sale, with a Facebook post from the East Avenue spot saying...
Providence City Council approves FY 2026 budget
WJAR - Rhode Island
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The Providence City Council passed the Fiscal Year 2026 City Budget Monday night. The budget will require second passage at a special council meeting on Monday, July 14, before going to the mayor’s desk for his signature. The revised budget raises...
Evolution Partners With Bally’s To Enter Rhode Island Online Casinos
Casino Beats
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July 7, 2025
Written by Adam Roarty Adam Roarty Adam is an experienced writer with years of experience in the gambling industry. He has worked as a content writer and editor for five years on sites such as Oddschecker, CoinTelegraph and Gambling Industry...
Rhode Island Homeowners Urged To Switch To Solar Energy Amid Rising Electric Rates -
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Evertise Digital) With electric rates on the rise, Rhode Island homeowners are facing an opportune moment to reduce their monthly expenses by adopting solar energy. The summer season, known for its extended daylight hours, presents an...
McKee: Rhode Island Energy 'caught flat-footed'; pleased with crews' weekend efforts
WLNE - Rhode Island
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July 7, 2025
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee praised utility crews’ work to restore power over the weekend, but reiterated his criticism of Rhode Island Energy’s handling of Thursday’s storm. “They got caught flat-footed,” McKee said....
Providence mayor will appeal reinstatement of police sergeant who beat handcuffed man
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“The actions in question are not reflective of the professionalism and integrity that the department is meant to uphold and this decision could harm the trust in local law enforcement we have worked hard to build within our communities,” Smiley...
Legal battle erupts over Ohio’s plan to seize unclaimed money for new Browns stadium
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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July 7, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Two Democratic former state officials have challenged the constitutionality of a newly passed plan to raid $1.7 billion from the state’s unclaimed property fund to help build a new Cleveland Browns stadium, among other projects. A...
Modern Diner, a Rhode Island Landmark, Up for Sale After 40 Years
Newport Buzz - Rhode Island
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July 7, 2025
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — After more than four decades of serving the Pawtucket community, the iconic Modern Diner is officially on the market. Housed in a rare 1940s Sterling Streamliner and known for its classic charm and famous breakfast specials, the...
New laws offer Rhode Islanders relief from medical debt. How they work
Newport Daily News - Rhode Island
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About 5% of Rhode Islanders have medical debt, according to KFF. Survey data, however, indicates that in recent years more Rhode Islanders are struggling to pay medical bills. As of March 2025, a state program has abolished more than $10.3 million...
Rhode Island First in Nation to Add Workplace Protections for Women Experiencing Menopause – Herb Weiss
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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July 7, 2025
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues In 2012, Rhode Island became the first state to pass a Homeless Bill of Rights. Three years later, it led again by banning the use of bullhooks on elephants. In 2021, the state once more broke...
Political Scene: Meet the Dem primary candidates in Senate District 4
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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Four Democrats and one Republican are vying for the Rhode Island Senate District 4 seat vacated by the late Dominick Ruggerio. A primary election will be held on July 8 to determine which Democrat will face the Republican candidate in the Aug. 5...
Armenian Chorale of Rhode Island Celebrates 70th Anniversary
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
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July 7, 2025
By Gary Nahabedian PROVIDENCE — With voices lifted in harmony and hearts filled with pride, the Armenian community of Rhode Island gathered on June 28 to celebrate a remarkable milestone: the 70th anniversary of the Armenian Chorale of Rhode...
Real Estate in RI: RPL Closes Rhode Island’s Highest Loft Sale Ever Recorded
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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July 7, 2025
Residential Properties Ltd. announced the sale of 116 Chestnut Street, Unit #H in Providence for $1.62 million. RPL Sales Associate Jim DeRentis represented the seller and Sales Associate Derek Simpson represented the buyer in this transaction....
North Providence employee accused of trying to poison colleague with wiper fluid
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A town employee is accused of putting windshield washer fluid in his coworker’s Gatorade and sending him to the hospital, in what the mayor describes as a “joke gone bad.” Mayor Charles Lombardi said Alessio D’Andrea, 29,...
Rhode Island FC battles to 1-1 tie vs. Birmingham Legion FC
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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July 6, 2025
In front of a club-record, sellout crowd of 10,749 fans at Centreville Bank Stadium, Rhode Island FC and Birmingham Legion FC battled to a 1-1 tie on Saturday. After the visitors struck first, a brilliant curling effort from Noah Fuson leveled the...
Study: New England doesn’t love President Trump — or its own governors
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Rhode Island is not alone. The electorate is pretty cynical right now. A new survey from the Civic Health and Institutions Project (CHIP50) found that only 36 percent of national residents approve of the job their governor is doing and 37 percent...
Cannabis banking will move “hopefully sooner than later,” senator says (Newsletter: July 7, 2025)
Marijuana Moment
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July 7, 2025
Czech Republic marijuana & psilocybin bill passes; VA secretary: Psychedelics are “phenomenal” in treating veterans; Study on cannabis and sex Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best...