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Rhode Island is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is the smallest state by area, but the state with the longest official name. Rhode Island was the first of the thirteen original American colonies to declare independence from British rule, signaling the start of the American Revolution. Rhode Island was also the last of the original thirteen states to ratify the United States Constitution.
Despite its name, most of the state of Rhode Island lies on the North American mainland. Rhode Island has long held the nickname of “Little Rhody,” though the state has officially adopted the nickname of "the Ocean State," as nearly one tenth of Rhode Island's inland area is covered by salt water, and no resident is more than a 45-minute drive from the water's edge.
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Carcieri wants housing funds eliminated
Mar 20, 2010 12:01 am
Affordable housing advocates are fighting the proposed elimination of Rhode Islands $2.5 million Neighborhood Opportunities Program.
BCBSRI to repay small businesses $1.8M
Mar 19, 2010 2:03 pm
Blue Cross will reimburse about $1.8 million to small employers and pay the largest fine ever imposed by a Rhode Island health insurance regulator as punishment for misapplying the health status facto...
RISD hikes price to $49K; budget to rise
Mar 19, 2010 12:08 pm
The Rhode Island School of Design said Thursday its cost will rise to $49,605 during the next school year and its budget will increase 4.5 percent after a one-year freeze.
Textron CEO gets $17M pay cut after loss
Mar 19, 2010 11:58 am
Textron Inc. slashed the pay of CEO and President Scott Donnelly and three other executives last year, as the company reported a record loss for 2009.
FM Global swings to $840M profit for 09
Mar 19, 2010 11:03 am
The commercial property insurer posted a profit of $840 million for 2009, rebounding from a $318 million loss in 2008, when turmoil in the financial markets damaged the companys investment portfolio.
R.I. jobless rate halts climb after 3 years
Mar 19, 2010 12:01 am
Rhode Islands unemployment rate stopped rising this winter for the first time in nearly three years, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Friday in a relatively positive jobs report.
Koller OKs 10% hike in BCBSRI rates
Mar 18, 2010 2:48 pm
Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher Koller has approved rate factors that would boost the premiums of all three commercial insurers in Rhode Island, but only Tufts Health Plan got the full hike ...
O2 Global buys All Occasion Transportation
Mar 18, 2010 11:53 am
O2 Global Chauffeured Services, the ground-transportation firm that owns Rockstar Limo, has purchased its 20-year-old competitor All Occasion Transportation Inc. of Pawtucket. Financial terms were not...
R.I. wont raid RGGI funds like N.J., N.Y.
Mar 18, 2010 9:39 am
Rhode Island will not follow the lead of at least two other states and use money generated by auctions of carbon permits for the Northeast cap-and-trade program to plug a state budget shortfall.
R.I. nearly doubles charter schools cap
Mar 17, 2010 2:02 pm
State leaders have loosened the states cap on charter schools, nearly doubling the number allowed, as part of their effort to garner millions of dollars in federal education money.
