This Week's Poll

A CHANGE HAS COME: A trailer park on Matunuck Beach Road, South Kingstown, was flooded following Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Climate scientists believe that climate change is warming the planet and will result in more frequent and more powerful storms.

Should President Donald Trump have pulled the United States out of...

This Week's Poll 06/11/2017

When President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris climate accord on June 1, he joined two other nations on the...

ABOVE, THE DECEMBER GRADUATES of the Pivot the Hustle Career Readiness Program of Roger Williams University with Adriana I. Dawson. The program provides contemporary workforce preparation for minimum-security inmates in work release. / COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES

Would you hire someone who has a felony conviction?

This Week's Poll 06/04/2017

With the U.S. unemployment rate falling below what the Federal Reserve considers full employment, many companies are finding it difficult to fill job openings...

COMPETING PRIORITIES: Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has been unable to convince House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello to support her plan to offer two years of free college to R.I. High school graduates. / PBN FILE PHOTO / JAIME LOWE

Which should be a higher priority for the state: Gov. Gina...

This Week's Poll 05/28/2017

Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and House Speaker Nicholas A Mattiello have differing priorities for the fiscal 2018 budget. Raimondo has prioritized a plan to offer two...

NEW PITCH: The Pawtucket Red Sox have chosen a downtown Pawtucket site for a new ballpark that would require taxpayer support. The team worked on the plan with city leaders and R.I. Commerce Corp. / COURTESY PAWTUCKET RED SOX

Is the latest plan to build a new ballpark for the...

This Week's Poll 05/21/2017

Two years ago Pawtucket Red Sox ownership made a unilateral $85 million proposal to build a new stadium in Providence that would have left...

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, center, applauds during a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday. House Republicans mustered just enough votes to pass their health-care bill Thursday, salvaging what at times appeared to be a doomed mission to repeal and partially replace Obamacare under intense pressure from Trump to produce legislative accomplishments. / BLOOMBERG / ANDREW HARRER

Will President Donald Trump’s policies help Rhode Island businesses?

This Week's Poll 05/14/2017

The recent congressional breakfast hosted by the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce put in full view the contradictions of the new Trump administration. Chamber...

LINCOLN D. CHAFEE, the former governor of Rhode Island, recently announced he's mulling a run for president. / PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Is former Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee right to say tax incentives...

This Week's Poll 05/07/2017

Former Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee is back in the public eye, opposing the spate of recent tax incentives that various state agencies have been...

BROWN UNIVERSITY AND Prospect Medical Holdings are in tentative but serious talks to submit a alternative bid to acquire Care New England. Above, CNE's Women & Infants Hospital / COURTESY WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL

Can Care New England Health System’s planned merger with Partners HealthCare...

This Week's Poll 04/30/2017

Care New England Health System recently announced plans to join Boston-based Partners HealthCare of Massachusetts, and sell Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket to Prime Healthcare...

An initial rendering of the River View Hotel proposed for Parcel 1A. At right is pedestrian bridge to downtown. / COURTESY GNF ASSOCIATES.

Does Providence need another boutique hotel?

This Week's Poll 04/25/2017

A Massachusetts developer has proposed building a six-story, 52-room boutique hotel on the east side of the Providence River on one of the smallest...

Do you approve of the job Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is...

This Week's Poll 04/16/2017

The most recent Morning Consult poll measuring the approval ratings for governors showed a significant improvement for Rhode Island's Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, who...