Latest Rhode Island Headlines
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Rhode Island Guarantees Domestic Workers Minimum Wage, Not Workers’ Compensation
Jul 2 2024 // Domestic workers in Rhode Island will now be paid the state’s minimum wage under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Daniel McKee. Traditionally, domestic workers haven’t been given that protection as the...
Rhode Island Bars Auto Insurers From Charging ‘Widow’s Penalty’
Jul 1 2024 // A new Rhode Island law prohibits auto insurers from charging policyholders more solely because they have been widowed. The new law bans insurers from treating widows or widowers any differently than married people in terms...
Rhode Island Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring Safe Storage of Firearms
Jun 10 2024 // A bill that would require the safe storage of firearms in Rhode Island has been approved by lawmakers and is awaiting the governor’s signature. The bill, which won final approval from lawmakers on Thursday, would...
Rhode Island Bars Auto Insurers From Hiking Rates on Widows and Widowers
Jun 6 2024 // A new Rhode Island law prohibits auto insurers from charging policyholders more solely because they have been widowed. The new law bans insurers from treating widows or widowers any differently than married people in terms...
Northeast Warned to Expect More Floods Like This Winter’s
Feb 20 2024 // After back-to-back storms lashed the Northeast in January, rental properties Haim Levy owns in coastal Hampton, New Hampshire, were hammered by nearly two feet of water, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in...
Business Moves
Feb 19 2024 // National Majesco, Decision Research Corp. Majesco, a cloud insurance software provider for the insurance business, acquired the Decision Research Corporation (DRC). DRC, based in Philadelphia-based, is a SaaS-based...
Patriot Growth, FBinsure Add 3 Rhode Island Agencies
Jan 24 2024 // Insurance broker Patriot Growth Insurance Services and its partner insurance agency FBinsure of Taunton, Massachusetts announced that they recently added Maggiacomo Insurance, Hanuschak Insurance, and Gilmartin Insurance...
Northeastern Storm Causes Power Outages, Flooded Roads, Fallen Trees, Travel Delays
Dec 20 2023 // A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations and school closures. More than 5 inches (13...
Rhode Island’s Thompson Insurance Fills New HQ
Nov 28 2023 // Thompson Insurance Group, a Rhode Island firm that includes insurance, real estate and investment companies, has made a move – a physical move to a new corporate headquarters. The group said in a news release that it had...
Injured Worker Compensated in Rhode Island Barred From Suing in Massachusetts
Oct 3 2023 // An injured worker who collects workers’ compensation in Rhode Island cannot sue his employer in Massachusetts, according to a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Court. Both states bar any other recovery once an...
Rhode Island Bank to Pay $9M to Resolve Discriminatory Lending Allegations It Denies
Sep 29 2023 // A community bank in Rhode Island agreed to pay $9 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in lending discrimination by redlining majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, a U.S. attorney announced Wednesday. A...
Weather Service Confirms 4 Tornadoes Hit New England This Week
Sep 15 2023 // Four tornadoes touched down in the New England area on Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Boston has confirmed. A severe thunderstorm produced four tornadoes for about 90 minutes beginning at 4:00 p.m. They...
New England Braces for Lee After Days of Torrential Rains
Sep 14 2023 // Soaked and stunned residents in neighborhoods across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut have begun surveying and fixing damage from several days of flooding and a reported tornado, while they and others in the...
Historic Rhode Island Hotel Damaged in Blaze to Be Torn Down; Cause Under Investigation
Aug 28 2023 // The historic Rhode Island hotel ravaged by a fire last weekend is a total loss that will be torn down, authorities said Wednesday. The Harborside Inn on Block Island was severely damaged in a blaze that started late last...
Weather Service Confirms Five Tornadoes Hit New England Last Week
Aug 23 2023 // The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Connecticut last Friday, joining a spate of four other twisters detected Friday in New England, including three in Massachusetts and another in Rhode...
Rare New England Tornado Damages Homes, Floods Roads, Topples Trees
Aug 21 2023 // A rare Rhode Island tornado lifted a car off an interstate highway Friday as severe weather swept already storm-weary New England, damaging homes, flooding roads and toppling trees. Tornadoes were reported in several spots...
Fire Tears Through Historic Block Island Hotel Off Rhode Island Coast
Aug 21 2023 // A fire tore through a historic hotel early Saturday on Block Island, prompting officials on the summer vacation spot off the coast of Rhode Island to declare a state of emergency and urge the public to stay away. The fire...
Shipping Firm Fined $2.25M for Discharging Oily Bilge Off Rhode Island
Aug 16 2023 // The owner of a Greek oil tanker has been ordered by a U. S. judge to pay $2.25 million in fines and penalties after discharging oily bilge water into the ocean during a trans-Atlantic voyage and admitting to other...
Actor Sues, Claiming She Was Sexually Harassed by Rhode Island Resort Owner
Jul 18 2023 // An actor and model who had roles in the soap opera “Guiding Light” and movies including “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” says in a lawsuit that she was sexually harassed by the owner of a Rhode...
Rhode Island AG Lawsuit Says Landlord Puts Tenants at Risk
Jun 8 2023 // A Rhode Island landlord whose tenants have long complained about lead hazards, rodent infestations and other problems with their apartments was sued Tuesday by the state attorney general, who said conditions at many...
