When Gov. Donald L. Carcieri presented his 2010 budget yesterday, he proposed using stimulus package funds to help shore up a projected $500 million-plus deficit. Should his efforts to balance the state's budget include eliminating general revenue sharing with municipalities? more

President Barack Obama yesterday announced a major policy change, as he eased restrictions on travel and money transfers between Cuban Americans and their families in Cuba. Obama also directed the … more

One of the pieces of the federal economic stimulus package put into law a few weeks ago was an expansion of the tax credits for the installation of renewable energy systems. Will you be taking advantage of them any time soon? more

More and more it appears that the automatic spending cuts mandated by sequestration are going to go into effect on March 1. Is that approach a good one to take to bring the nation’s budget under control? more

Now that the state has adopted the Global Medicaid Waiver that Gov. Donald L. Carcieri negotiated with the federal government … more

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island recently filed a revised rate hike request for its small and large group employer health insurance plans. Should the health insurance commissioner put a hard cap on any insurance rate increases? more

The General Assembly is in the midst of passing the supplemental budget for fiscal 2009, and neither the plan submitted by the House Finance Committee nor Gov. Donald L. Carcieri received much positive reaction from the public. more

Were you and/or your family part of the 883,000 people who took advantage of the extended hours and new tours that the Preservation Society of Newport County put in place in 2012 for the Newport Mansions? more

Health maintenance organizations have been around for decades. They offer less expensive health care options within a closed system of providers. But many consumers did not respond to … more

With the R.I. Department of Transportation registering a significant structural deficit, much of the roadway and bridge maintenance that should be done is being deferred. Should more tolls be added to the Aquidneck Island bridges to cover scheduled maintenance (and thus take them out of the DOT’s operating budget)? more