By Lynn Arditi
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Senate unanimously approved legislation Wednesday to allow job-seekers to collect unemployment while getting job training at companies looking to hire.
The "Back to Work Rhode Island" bill is one of several bills that are part of a Senate initiative dubbed "Moving the Needle," all intended to improve the state's business rankings.
Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed has touted the jobs training effort, which is modeled after similar programs in Georgia and New Hampshire,
It remains to be seen, however, whether the bill has enough support to win passage in the House, where the initiative died last year.