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News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Friday June 13, 2025 ( 4 items )  

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - May 2025'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 11, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - May 2025": * * * Regional prices were up 0.1 percent in May, up 2.8 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.1 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report  more

BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'County Employment and Wages in Rhode Island - Fourth Quarter 2024'
NEW YORK, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on June 10, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Rhode Island - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in Rhode Island's two largest counties, Providence and Kent, from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that Providence County had the large  more

Rhode Island Supreme Court Issues Opinion on Jeanette Runey Et Al. Vs. Wayne S. Faring
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 13 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion on June 11, 2025: * * * Jeanette Runey et al. v. Wayne S. Faring, Individually and as Trustee of the Wayne S. Faring Trust dated March 12, 2007. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Lynch Prata, for the Court. The plaintiff, Jeanette Runey/1 (plaintiff), appeals from a Superior Court order denying her motion for a preliminary injunction against h  more

Rhode Island Supreme Court Issues Opinion on State vs. Robert Raso
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 13 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion on June 11, 2025: * * * State v. Robert Raso. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Goldberg, for the Court. When a defendant is sentenced to imprisonment for violating a suspended or a probationary sentence, G.L. 1956 Sec. 12-19-18 allows a motion to terminate the sentence of imprisonment under certain circumstances. The defendant contends that t  more