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This Week's Poll

Do you support the Federal Reserve’s first benchmark interest rate hike...

Amid rising prices for gas, food and housing, the Federal Reserve on Sept. 16 raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since...

Do Rhode Island communities spend more than they should for police...

Rhode Island spends the most in the nation on fire protection and is among the top 10 states for police protection spending per capita,...

Should former state Rep. Julie Casimiro have resigned as soon as...

Former Rep. Julie Casimiro, D-North Kingstown, recently resigned under pressure to give up her General Assembly seat after moving to South Carolina. She moved as...
LOOKING UP: The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Aug. 24 unanimously approved up to $9.5 million in state support to help jump-start the stalled redevelopment of Providence’s “Superman” building, 
PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

Do you support the decision to approve up to $9.5M in...

R.I. Commerce Corp.’s board of directors on Aug. 24 approved up to $9.5 million in new state support for the redevelopment of Providence’s "Superman"...

Do you support R.I.’s so-called “Taylor Swift Tax” on second homes...

A lawsuit was recently filed in R.I. Superior Court on behalf of more than 40 Rhode Island homeowners challenging the constitutionality of the state’s...

Are you satisfied with Providence’s system of bike lanes?

Mayor Brett P. Smiley told Providence Business News construction on the city's next phase of bike lane infrastructure is poised to begin. The funding will...

Do you support the use of Flock cameras in local communities?

Backlash is growing nationally and in some local communities to Flock Group Inc. cameras that capture and record license plate numbers of passing cars. About...

Do you support the proposed $25M Providence affordable housing bond that...

Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley is backing a proposed $25M affordable housing bond that will appear on the November city ballot? The mayor says it...

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...
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...
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