AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoRetail & Jobs: Ocean State Job Lot is running a June 24-25 hiring push in St. Johnsbury, Vt., and launched a new “Buy, Give, Get” baby formula program that lets shoppers donate $20 and get a $20 Crazy Deal gift card back while OSJL provides Kabrita formula to families in need. Workplace & Consumer Rules: Rhode Island signed a law limiting self-checkout lanes in grocery stores and another requiring alcohol-serving businesses to provide drink lids on request starting Jan. 1, 2027. Public Safety & Health: Rhode Island will phase out the sale of certain rat poisons under a new law, with restrictions starting in 2027 and tightening through 2029. Local Economy & Culture: Two Narragansett women will debut in New Bedford Festival Theatre’s summer return at the Zeiterion with “Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville.” Crime & Courts: Federal prosecutors named 26 alleged gang members in a Providence racketeering indictment. Community & Philanthropy: Newport opened a new Center for Black History inside the historic Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House as part of Juneteenth celebrations. Business Watch: A week of Rhode Island-focused updates also included Ocean State Job Lot’s baby formula program and multiple local public-safety and policy items.
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