All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 16 2005 // Rhode Island state agencies have been successful in outreach and financial assistance efforts regarding lead hazard reduction programs, but more can be done to make these programs more effective and to correct any...
May 16 2005 // Cars passing muster at any of Rhode Island’s recognized vehicle inspection stations should not come out of the testing facility in worse condition than when they went in, according to Sen. Daniel Da Ponte (D-Dist....
May 11 2005 // The Rhode Island Senate is scheduled to vote today on the confirmation of Robert E. Hardman of Narragansett to the Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Court as an associate justice.Hardman is an attorney in the...
May 9 2005 // A former Liberty Mutual executive and three other investors have been given the green light by Rhode Island officials to pick up the pieces left behind by Pawtucket Mutual Insurance Company and Narragansett Bay Insurance...
Apr 19 2005 // Providence Insurance Managers LLC, an investor group whose shareholders include insurance and investment professionals, has been chosen as the successful bidder to acquire Pawtucket Mutual Insurance Company and its...
Apr 12 2005 // Rhode Island Rep. Al Gemma (D-Dist. 20, Warwick) wants to establish strict standards for identity theft protection and penalties for its violation.A bill he has filed will be heard today before the House Committee on...
Mar 31 2005 // Governor Donald L. Carcieri has submitted a package of legislative proposals that seeks to make Rhode Island’s roadways safer by targeting drunk drivers, aggressive drivers, and drivers who do not wear their safety...
Mar 22 2005 // Rhode Island’s landmark lawsuit against the lead paint industry has been postponed until Sept. 7, to give former lead company attorneys more time to depose parents or guardians of lead-poisoned children.The case was...
Mar 11 2005 // Sen. William A. Walaska (D-Dist. 30, Warwick) says he understands the vagaries of the U.S. postal system – how a letter that usually takes three days to get somewhere sometimes takes five; how a letter mailed on a...
Mar 7 2005 // Rhode Island Rep. Fausto C. Anguilla (D-Dist. 68, Bristol, Warren) has introduced legislation aimed at reining in rising malpractice insurance premiums. His bill, the Fair Insurance Act of 2005, would prohibit insurers...
Mar 4 2005 // Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Court Judge Bruce Q. Morin has ordered the owners of the West Warwick nightclub The Station to pay lost wages and funeral expenses to the families of four employees who were among...
Mar 3 2005 // The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has called on the organizations that develop building and fire safety codes, standards and practices—and the state and local agencies that...
Feb 22 2005 // Saying that a competitive insurance market is critical to making health insurance more affordable for Rhode Island consumers and businesses, Sen. Marc A. Cote has introduced a package of legislation aimed at attracting...
Feb 14 2005 // Rhode Island Rep. Fausto C. Anguilla (D-Dist. 68, Bristol, Warren) has introduced legislation aimed at reining in high and rising malpractice insurance premiums. His bill, the Fair Insurance Act of 2005, would prohibit...
Jan 24 2005 // Average loss costs for workers’ compensation insurers adopting figures from the National Council on Compensation Insurance in Rhode Island are going down 20.2 percent following an order by the Department of Business...
Jan 17 2005 // Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island will pay $17.5 million to settle a pair of lawsuits accusing it of bilking subscribers by failing to pass along discounts negotiated for prescription drugs and health...
Jan 13 2005 // Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has nominated Christopher Koller, chief executive officer of an HMO that serves primarily Medicaid recipients, to serve as the state’s first health insurance commissioner.The General...
Jan 10 2005 // Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri will oust Department of Business Regulation director Marilyn Shannon McConaghy and two other officials, following widespread criticism of the department’s oversight of Blue Cross &...
Jan 9 2005 // Average loss costs for workers’ compensation insurers adopting figures from the National Council on Compensation Insurance in Rhode Island are going down 20.2 percent following an order by the Department of Business...
Jan 4 2005 // The Tiverton Rhode Island School Committee has asked a Superior Court judge whether it can extend health care coverage to the same-sex spouse of a retired high school teacher.Cheryl McCullough, who worked as a health...