Can Rhode Island businesses afford to keep raising the minimum wage...
Since 2018, Rhode Island has raised its minimum wage seven times, totaling a 39% increase.
The state’s minimum wage will rise again on New Year’s...
How committed are you to shopping local this holiday season?
Black Friday spending is projected to be down from recent years as shoppers look to rein in spending, at least at the start of...
Does Rhode Island have enough community news coverage?
In 2024 Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio merged and recently offered voluntary buyouts to help cover cuts in federal funding.
In September, Sinclair...
Who do you blame for the record 43-day federal government shutdown...
President Donald Trump on Nov. 12 signed a government funding bill to end a record 43-day shutdown that caused widespread financial stress and disrupted...
Are you concerned that rising health insurance costs will affect staffing...
HealthSource RI recently announced that enrollees in health and dental insurance will on average see monthly costs double by about $111 per person if...
Are you confident state providers, insurers and political leaders can ease...
Providers and some state leaders have been sounding the alarm for more than a year that the state health care system is in crisis.
Incremental...
Does Rhode Island need tougher reporting requirements for data breaches that...
Brightstar Global Solutions Corp., a rebranded lottery subsidiary of International Game Technology PLC, recently informed the state and many former employees that the personal...
Are you concerned that Rhode Island may now be in a...
Rhode Island’s generally poor economic performance in recent months has led to speculation that a recession is coming.
On Oct. 14, University of Rhode Island economist and...
Was the R.I. Ethics Commission right to tighten limits on gifts...
The R.I. Ethics Commission voted to place stricter limits on gifts that public officials can take from lobbyists. But a second vote raised the...
Does R.I. need more legislative hearings on Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s...
Democratic Statehouse leaders say they will schedule legislative hearings on Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s administration’s handling of the Washington Bridge shutdown in 2023.
The General...
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