Is Providence on the right track with plans for a $140M...
Providence officials on March 10 unveiled new plans for a $140 million redesign of Kennedy Plaza and surrounding areas.
Planned changes include relocating six bus...
How can Rhode Island’s new governor, Daniel J. McKee, most help...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee begins his 22-month term as governor sorting through a host of priorities, starting with the state's ongoing distribution of COVID-19...
Will Rhode Island benefit from the planned merger between Lifespan Corp.,...
Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System on Feb. 23 announced plans to merge into an integrated academic health system with Brown University.
Their...
Should Rhode Island shift its COVID-19 vaccination strategy to match states...
Lt. Gov. Daniel J. McKee, who is set to become Rhode Island’s next governor, on Feb. 15 issued a rebuke of the state’s COVID-19...
Should Rhode Island gradually increase its minimum wage to $15 an...
The state Senate on Feb. 10 approved a gradual increase in Rhode Island’s minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 per hour by 2025.
Proponents say...
Is R.I. Commerce Corp. well-positioned to help the state climb out...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo says the economic-development initiatives she helped develop through R.I. Commerce Corp. over the past six years have been so successful,...
Do you agree with the decision not to include teachers as...
Groups representing teachers and other education professionals were among those lobbying for priority consideration in the next phase of the state's COVID-19 vaccine distribution...
Should Rhode Island businesses offer employees on-site COVID-19 tests?
The state has begun distributing rapid COVID-19 tests to employers, in an effort to ramp up to 25,000 tests a day statewide.
Manufacturers are among...
Were you OK with Gov. Gina M. Raimondo not taking questions...
It had been nearly three weeks since Gov. Gina M. Raimondo had spoken publicly in Rhode Island before her Jan. 13 COVID-19 briefing, which...
Should layoffs and furloughs of state workers be part of the...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has so far resisted calls for layoffs of state employees amid the pandemic-induced economic crisis and has sought only limited...
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