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AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Up Nine Cents

Providence, R.I., March 1, 2021 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is up nine cents from last week ($2.55), averaging $2.64 per gallon. Today’s price is 25 cents higher than a month ago ($2.39) and 18 cents higher than March 1, 2020 ($2.46). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 8 cents lower than the national average. The latest price jumps are […]Read More

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Langevin Votes to Implement Biden’s $1.9 Trillion “American Rescue Plan”

Budget reconciliation bill contains approximately $1.7 billion in state and local aid for RI, $1,400 relief payments, enhanced unemployment benefits, and support for a national vaccination plan WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today voted for H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a budget reconciliation bill that will support the implementation of President Joe […]Read More

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SBA Director Joins Lt. Governor Dan McKee and Navigant Credit

Photo: Navigant Credit Union President and CEO Gary Furtado President Biden made changes to ensure more equitable access to small business relief SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Friday, U.S. Small Business Administration’s Rhode Island District Director Mark S. Hayward joined Lt. Governor Daniel McKee, Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor, and Navigant Credit Union President and CEO Gary Furtado […]Read More

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Five Providence men indicted in statewide illegal firearms dealing scheme

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In the second significant case of illegal firearms dealing this month, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging five Providence men with 38 felony […]Read More

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50 Million COVID-19 Vaccines Administered in US

By VOA News U.S. President Joe Biden hosted an event at the White House Thursday honoring the 50 millionth coronavirus vaccination administered in the country. Four people — an elementary school counselor, a grocery store employee and two firefighter EMTs — were vaccinated against the virus at the White House Thursday afternoon to commemorate the milestone. […]Read More

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Trump Tax Records Turned Over to New York Prosecutors

By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – Millions of pages of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns and business documents have been turned over to New York prosecutors after he lost a 17-month effort to keep investigators from obtaining them. The records, including the federal income tax returns Trump filed with the government’s Internal Revenue Service from […]Read More