This Week's Poll

LOCAL 1 PERCENT meal and beverage tax collection for July declined 1.6 percent year over year, at least in part due to an inflated tax collection in East Greenwich due to an audit recovery in July 2016. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/LUKE MACGREGOR

What do you think of the proposed federal rule that would...

This Week's Poll 02/11/2018

R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has joined 16 other state attorneys general in filing a letter that opposes a proposed U.S. Department of...

THE R.I. COMMERCE CORP. launched a new tourism marketing campaign in November touting Rhode Island as "Fun-Sized." / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

Do you like Commerce RI’s less centralized plan for marketing Rhode...

This Week's Poll 02/04/2018

Unlike the much-ballyhooed and then immediately much-criticized “Cooler & Warmer” state tourism campaign, the R.I. Commerce Corp. has adopted a more understated approach to...

BRAYTON POINT POWER STATION in Somerset closed in June in 2017. / COURTESY DYNEGY INC.

Given the recent ISO New England report predicting increasing future energy...

This Week's Poll 01/28/2018

ISO New England, the region’s independent electric-grid operator, released its Operational Fuel-Security Analysis report recently, and it sees fuel security risks heading our way...

LEADING BY FOLLOWING: House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello has promised a House hearing on a Senate-passed financing plan for a new ballpark for the Pawtucket Red Sox. But the Cranston Democrat thinks most voters oppose public financing for the ballpark and has said he’s inclined to follow their will on the issue. / PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Are you satisfied with House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello’s response to...

This Week's Poll 01/21/2018

The state Senate recently approved a financing package to allow construction of a new ballpark for the Pawtucket Red Sox. The $83 million ballpark in Pawtucket...

RHODE ISLAND MOVED UP to the No. 9 spot in a Business Insider list of the nation's top economies from No 33 last year. / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

What do you think should be the top priority for the...

This Week's Poll 01/14/2018

The state General Assembly has hardly had a chance to get comfortable in its seats and already it is considering significant legislation, in this...

NEW YEAR'S EVE is a time for celebration, including consuming alcoholic beverages. But sometimes the celebrants drink and drive, which can be a lethal combination. / BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO/MICHAEL NAGLE

Did you drive to and from a New Year’s Eve celebration,...

This Week's Poll 01/07/2018

Drinking and driving is never a good combination, even if only one alcoholic beverage has been consumed. Did you imbibe a drink or two...

THE NEW TAX BILL has taxpayers looking to make moves to bolster their financial edge before the new tax season when a new set of rules takes effect. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL NAGLE

Did you pre-pay your property taxes due for fiscal 2018 in...

This Week's Poll 12/31/2017

Among the many changes the federal tax overhaul brings is the limit on the deductability of state and local income and property taxes. Whereas...

82 WATERMAN ST. is an academic building, home to the Department of American Studies at Brown. The university is considering demolishing or moving it to make room for a new performing arts center. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Should Brown be allowed to raze five historic buildings to make...

This Week's Poll 12/24/2017

Brown University is looking to build a new performing arts center in the middle of its College Hill campus, but local preservationists are concerned that...

A RENDERING OF THE PROPOSED "Ballpark at Slater Mill." / COURTESY PAWTUCKET RED SOX

Will the PawSox agree to the newly revised Pawtucket ballpark legislation,...

This Week's Poll 12/17/2017

Following months of hearings, the Senate Finance Committee has revised proposed legislation to formalize the deal between the state, the city of Pawtucket and...