The final NOAA satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R series of weather satellites, GOES-U, is set to head to space. The two-hour launch window opens at 5:16 p.m. EDT (2116 GMT) on June 25 and the mission will aim for the stars on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center […]
Return compounded COLAs owed to RI retirees I have a relatively simple and extremely direct solution to the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) nightmare created by the General Assembly in 2011 and perpetuated by that same body in 2015 with the codification of a decidedly forced Settlement Agreement. Return the 3% compounded COLAs, retroactive and […]
One of the stronger El Niños on record is expected to fade away this spring, likely to be followed by a La Niña that could make for a busy Atlantic hurricane season. Here’s what forecasters are watching. What’s happening with the El Niño? The El Niño that developed last fall was the first in four […]