University study still ranks Rhode Island government Web sites as average. From: Providence Journal (Providence, RI) | Date: September 25, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Providence Journal. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Timothy C. Barmann

Sep. 25--A Brown University study has found that Rhode Island state government Web sites have improved somewhat compared with other states, but overall, still rank in the middle of the pack.

The study looked at government Web sites that provide citizens with documents and services such as renewing automobile registration, filing tax returns and applying for unemployment benefits.

Rhode Island ranked 29th of the 50 states, ...