Rhode Island Nonprofit Organizations Received More Than $275,000 in Community Grants in 2011 From the Verizon Foundation

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonprofit groups in  Rhode Island that focused on education , domestic violence prevention , and using technology to deliver or enhance health care received ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rhode-island-nonprofit-organizations-received-143800489.html

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:38:00 -0800

Harvard’s Voluntary Tax Spurs Ailing Providence to Press Brown

Brown University, the Ivy League school whose endowment grew to $2.5 billion last year, may boost voluntary tax payments to Providence, Rhode Island, after the city said it was nearing bankruptcy.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-08/harvard-s-voluntary-tax-spurs-ailing-providence-to-press-brown.html

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:33:16 -0800

Harvard’s Voluntary Tax Payments Spur Ailing Providence to Pressure Brown

Brown University, the Ivy League school whose endowment grew to $2.5 billion last year, may boost voluntary tax payments to Providence, Rhode Island, after the city said it was nearing bankruptcy.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-08/harvard-s-voluntary-tax-spurs-ailing-providence-to-press-brown.html

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:52:44 -0800

Rhode Island's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected In 17th Annual National Awards Program

Sandanie Ambalangodage, 17, of Smithfield and Nicholas Lowinger, 14, of Cranston today were named Rhode Island's top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rhode-islands-top-two-youth-130100346.html

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:01:00 -0800

I-Team: Lawmaker defends school bus camera law

Rhode Island state law sets how revenue from school bus cameras is distributed, with the vendor getting 75 percent.
http://www2.turnto10.com/news/2012/feb/07/i-team-lawmaker-defends-school-bus-camera-law-ar-924854/

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:29:13 -0800

Harvard’s Voluntary Payments Spur Providence to Press Brown

Brown University, the Ivy League school whose endowment grew to $2.5 billion last year, may boost voluntary tax payments to Providence, Rhode Island, after the city said it was nearing bankruptcy.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-08/harvard-s-voluntary-payments-spur-providence-to-press-brown.html

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:40:58 -0800

CVS Caremark donates $97,000 to Women & Infants Hospital

CVS Caremark on Tuesday donated $97,000 from the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust to representatives of Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island.
http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x962218944/CVS-Caremark-donates-97-000-to-Women-Infants-Hospital

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:24:04 -0800

Editorial: In Rhode Island we trust

By: Rhode Island officials approved a decennial redistricting bill last Wednesday that will restructure political boundaries throughout the state's two congressional districts. The legislation's pas... ;
http://www.browndailyherald.com/editorial-in-rhode-island-we-trust-1.2696814

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:18:07 -0800

RI governor wants to add tobacco tax investigators

Nearly three months after police busted a cigarette-smuggling ring that authorities say cost Rhode Island $5.7 million in tax revenue, Gov. Lincoln Chafee wants to increase the number of investigators ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ri-governor-wants-add-tobacco-225128150.html

Published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:51:28 -0800

Students launch 'Occupy RI Campuses' group

College students in Rhode Island are organizing a group known as Occupy Rhode Island Campuses in an effort to protest what they call a broken system of higher education.
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2012/02/07/students_launch_occupy_ri_campuses_group

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:46:31 -0800