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NINE BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS across Rhode Island have formed the Rhode Island Businesses for Better Education coalition to support better education outcomes and address major issues, including student achievement gaps.

What more can the business community do to help improve the...

A coalition of Rhode Island business groups on Nov. 2 announced a new alliance focused on improving education and student achievement across the state. The...

Should the state set up a task force to explore the...

Recent PBN summits of cybersecurity and technology and health care have highlighted the significant promise and the risks of artificial intelligence. At the Oct. 12...

Should the state discontinue the money-losing Jobs Development Act program?

The state’s Jobs Development Act program has consistently lost money over the years but lawmakers have resisted making any substantive changes to the tax...

Does the availability of in-person locations play a role in where...

The number of bank branches in Rhode Island is down slightly since before the pandemic. And the percentage of households in the state that...

Are you satisfied with the winter electricity rates the state recently...

Rhode Island Energy’s new winter electricity rates will result in a 24% increase over the current rate to $32.29 per month for the average...

Does the state’s new shoreline access law infringe on the rights...

Rhode Island in June adopted an updated law permitting expanded public access to the shore. The Rhode Island Association of Coastal Taxpayers filed a legal challenge,...

Do you support the changes that were made to this year’s...

Heavy rains soaked many attendees and vendors at this year’s Providence PVDFest, leading to an early cancellation due to a flood warning. The three-day event,...
COVID-19 VACCINES will be made available for children ages 6 months to 5 years old in Rhode Island next week. / AP FILE PHOTO/MATT ROURKE

Will you get an updated COVID-19 vaccine when they become available...

Updated COVID-19 vaccines will soon be widely available in the U.S. The decision by two federal agencies opens the newest shots from Moderna and...

Do you support Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s agreement with four...

Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Sept. 5 announced tentative agreements with Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design, Johnson & Wales University and...

Was the Warwick City Council right to bar a resident from...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. on Aug. 28 filed a federal lawsuit against the Warwick City Council after a resident was barred from speaking...
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