Friday, January 16, 2026

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This Week's Poll

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...
BRIGHTSTAR Global Solutions Corp., a rebranded lottery subsidiary of International Game Technology PLC, has been informing some former employees that their personal data may have been compromised by a data breach in 2024. Some in Rhode Island are questioning whether companies should be allowed to go so long before sending out notifications. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

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...

Are you confident in R.I.’s plan to capitalize on tourism from...

Ocean State 2026 Chairman and R.I. General Treasurer James A. Diossa says Rhode Island will need roughly $4 million to $5 million to fully...

Is the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut its key interest rate...

The Federal Reserve on Sept. 17 cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point, its first cut since December. It also signaled it would...

Are you satisfied state and local leaders did all they could...

Did state and local leaders do everything they could to keep Hasbro Inc. from moving to Boston next year? When Pawtucket leaders learned the company...

Are you confident the courts will overturn the stop-work order for...

Rhode Island and Connecticut on Sept. 4 sued President Donald Trump’s administration to overturn a stop-work order for the Revolution Wind farm. The project has...
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