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THE FATE of Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, pictured above, and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence is at stake as state regulators consider Centurion Foundation’s proposal to buy the company that operates the two hospitals. / COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER

Is Prospect Medical Holdings’ proposed sale of two hospitals good for...

The proposed sale of Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence to The Centurion Foundation would...

Should government step in to help slow the rapid rise of...

Apartment rents in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area are rising faster than anywhere else in the country, according to a new analysis by rent.com. The Providence...

Do you already know who you will vote for in this...

The 2024 election season is officially underway, with the Jan. 23 New Hampshire primary next up following the recent Iowa caucuses. Rhode Island’s presidential primary...
CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL in Providence had six of its seven performance metrics receive between four and five stars in 2023. But the lone low score for English language proficiency netted the school the overall 2-star rating. / COURTESY CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL

Is it fair for the state to rate public schools only...

The state on Jan. 8 released its 2023 school accountability and improvement results, with about a 50-50 spit on schools that are performing at...

What should be state lawmakers’ top budget priority this year?

State lawmakers opened the 2024 legislative session on Jan. 2 with warnings any budget surplus at the end of the year will be much...

Do you support the hourly minimum wage hike in Rhode Island...

The hourly minimum wage in Rhode Island increases by $1, to $14, on Jan. 1 and moves to $15 in 2025. The increases were approved...

Are legal complaints of altered waterfront views a valid reason to...

Lawsuits filed by preservation groups in Newport and on Block Island object to the federal government’s approval of two wind farms off the coast...

Are you happy with the way state leaders have handled the...

Late in the day on Dec. 11, state officials announced the sudden closure of westbound lanes on the Washington Bridge due to safety concerns. Engineers...

Is it fair to third-year students for colleges to mandate that...

Six of the Rhode Island’s 10 four-year colleges – all of them private – require students to live on campus for at least their...

Do you agree with growing sentiment that the U.S. may avoid...

The general sentiment among economists over the past year was that it was a near certainty that the U.S. would fall into a recession...
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