17+ hour, 52+ min ago   (1194+ words) Federal data shows the labor share of business output reached a record-low 52.8% in the second quarter. While Rhode Island wage growth matched productivity gains, weekly pay trails national levels as housing costs bite. Rhode Island workers average $167 less per week…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1234+ words) Barrington will host a public workshop on September 28 to explore how local zoning rules affect housing production and affordability. The town currently stands well below the state's 10% affordable housing benchmark at 3.70%. With Barrington's median home price at $755,000 and affordable housing…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (425+ words) A summer goal called for three extra joint budget meetings with the town council starting in September. Members now say two is more realistic — and new monthly financial reports may cut the number further. South Kingstown residents who followed last…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (687+ words) A state change in career and technical education tuition math could cost Tiverton schools about $776,000 this year, the business administrator told the School Committee, which also trimmed its capital request to the town to roughly $108,000. Tiverton schools face an estimated…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (503+ words) The East Providence School Committee voted 3-2 to require committee approval of non-union employment contracts, after a member challenged why the policy was drafted by one person instead of the policy subcommittee. Contracts for East Providence principals, administrators and other non-union…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (412+ words) Four packers handled 82% of federally inspected fed-cattle slaughter in 2024, the herd is near its smallest since 1951, and Northeast restaurant prices are up 3.4%. A look at the supply chain behind a Rhode Island burger. Rhode Islanders eat in the Northeast price…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1016+ words) Pennsylvania’s projected FY 2026-27 revenue loss from a data center sales-tax exemption rose from $88.6 million to $188.4 million. Rhode Island considered its own incentives and cost controls this year. Rhode Island lawmakers considered substantial data center tax exemptions without enacting them, while…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (614+ words) The Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book shows modest national growth alongside mounting budget pressures on working families dealing with higher fuel and food costs. New England households face stubborn energy and grocery costs as regional consumer spending softens, putting added…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (662+ words) A resident pressed the Cumberland Town Council on the town's bond rating downgrade, prompting Mayor Jeffrey J. Mutter to say he takes "full responsibility" and to describe the school department's fund balance falling from more than $6 million to about $1.2 million. Cumberland's…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (299+ words) The council waived local fees for the O'Brien property housing project — minus any costs the town itself pays — set two zoning hearings for October 5th, and shifted water company funds into a money market account. Local permit fees are waived for…...