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Five Questions With: Dr. Heather A. Smith

In June, Dr. Heather A. Smith was elected to the board of trustees of the American Medical Association. An obstetrician-gynecologist at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, Smith has been a...

Have state leaders done enough to help control rising electricity costs?

Gov. Daniel J. McKee on July 23 declared a state of emergency over rising electricity costs. He signed an executive order seeking $28 million in...

Five Questions With: Mollie Frazer Williams

Earlier this year, Mollie Frazer Williams was named executive director of the Small Business Collective, a Rhode Island nonprofit launched by People's Credit Union...

Five Questions With: Jonathan Kaufman

Jonathan Kaufman is a real estate adviser for Compass Inc., representing buyers, sellers and investors throughout Rhode Island, with a particular focus on the...

Five Questions With: Jennifer Hoffmann

Just nine months after Jennifer Hoffmann joined New England Medical Innovation Center as executive director, she has been named the Providence-based health tech incubator’s new president. The nonprofit supports...
THE CHAMBERS MAY be full, but challengers for the House and Senate seats at the R.I. Statehouse are few and far between in 2026. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Are you concerned that about 3 in 5 General Assembly races...

This year, about three in five General Assembly races will have only one candidate on the ballot. That’s up from 50% in 2024 and about...
Maura Daly Iversen / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Maura Daly Iversen

Maura Daly Iversen | Dean and professor, Johnson & Wales University College of Health & Wellness 1. Where does JWU’s College of Health &...
Julie A. Casimiro

Casimiro lauded for legislative work to support incarcerated individuals

REP. JULIE A. CASIMIRO, D-North Kingstown, was awarded the Freedom Innovator Award by the Rhode Island Freedom Collective at the first Freedom Gala held...
Pawan Jain

Money advice from AI?

Consider the following scenario. Suzy is 63, recently retired, and trying to decide when to start receiving Social Security and how to manage her...
Lt. Gov. ­Sabina ­Matos

Restore access to obesity management meds

Throughout my career in public service, I have been dedicated to making Rhode Island a place where every resident and family can succeed. Access...
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