More Rhode Island Business Headlines
RI FOOD & DINING
Service charges in restaurants: Equity for workers or ‘junk’ fees that should be eliminated?
President Biden has he wants to eliminate “junk” fees that are costing Americans billions each year. Most assume that he’s referring to credit card companies and ticket sellers, but regulations would also include independent restaurants.
RI TRANSPORTATION
RIPTA calls off cuts, for now, as driver pay bump takes effect
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority had proposed a number of service reductions due to a shortage of drivers, but in the meantime, the agency reached a deal with its drivers’ union to increase driver pay, and wants to see how much the pay bump attracts and retains drivers.
RI MEDIA
More R.I. TV stations face scrutiny after WPRI provides back pay for Sundays, holidays
It turns out WPRI isn’t alone in facing issues with Rhode Island wage laws.
SHORE ACCESS
R.I. environmental group to country club: Tear down this seawall
Leading environmental group Save The Bay is calling on state regulators to require the Quidnessett Country Club here to completely remove a seawall that was allegedly constructed without permission.
RI BUSINESS
Prompted by its own reporting, WPRI pays up for Sundays
After an investigation about a state law mandating time and a half pay, the TV station began quietly paying its employee for wages they earned.
RI HISTORY
The women who helped build Newport, R.I.
Fascinated by trail-blazing women, Catherine Zipf wondered: “Could there be a history that is not often told, that women are not participating in?” She found answers in the neighborhoods of Newport’s Gilded Age.
RI POLITICS
A ‘loophole’ or a ‘tremendous tool’? R.I. lawmakers mull changes to affordable housing tax breaks
The state law is meant to give tax breaks to affordable housing, but the subsidies currently apply to full-price apartments, too.
RI FOOD & DINING
Where you should eat, drink, and celebrate for St. Patrick’s Day in Rhode Island
Ahead of two of the biggest parades in Rhode Island — in Newport and Providence — here’s where you should plan to eat, drink, and celebrate.