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

Lawmakers are considering a number of bills that would restrict the use of cell phones by motor vehicle drivers. Should there be strictures on what drivers can do while behind the wheel? more

Rhode Island lost 22,000 jobs in 2008, as the state's unemployment rate rose to 10 percent, second in the nation to Michigan, and the highest the state has achieved using the current methodology since 1982. more

The Capital Center has been the scene of major construction over the last three years, with five major projects opening, or ready to open, in the last four years. Which do you like best? more

Gov. Donald L. Carcieri won his first election campaigning, in large measure, on a promise to stop the creation of a container port at Quonset Point in North Kingstown. But the success of automobile shipping activity … more

Elected officials who serve statewide office (governor, lieutenant governor, et. al.) are subject to term limits. Should members of the state senate and house of representatives be subject to the … more

More than a year after announcing their intention to merge, Lifespan and Care New England have yet to complete the transaction. Should they be able to do so? more

As the Interstate 195 relocation project winds down, some of the area between the highway and Narragansett Bay in the Fox Point neighborhood will stop being a construction staging area. As a result, there has been much public discussion about what to do with the land, specifically the parcel that the state took over that included the former Shooters nightclub. more

The economic stimulus bill is in the midst of what could turn out to be contentious House-Senate conference committee negotiations. In the end, what is the correct size for the economic stimulus package? more

Spending decisions by both consumers and businesses depend in large part on their expectations of the coming weeks, months and years, especially as they relate to the current recession. Optimistic … more