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Is the planned conversion of the former St. Joseph Hospital property...

Providence’s historic St. Joseph’s Hospital property and six adjacent parcels will be converted into an adaptive reuse housing project under the ownership of Knight...

Do you support Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s executive order mandating state...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Feb. 9 signed an executive order requiring state regulators to vet the financial costs of renewable energy and energy-efficiency...

Has retiring RIDOT Director Peter Alviti Jr.’s 11-year tenure been unfairly...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Feb. 4 announced that R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. has resigned and will retire Feb. 27. In...

Are you confident Rhode Island can grow jobs if lawmakers approve...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s proposed state budget for next fiscal year includes a so-called ‘millionaires tax’ that some business groups have criticized as burdensome...

Should Rhode Island stop issuing specialty license plates with the image...

Legislation in the General Assembly would require Rhode Island’s Division of Motor Vehicles to stop issuing specialty license plates with the image of Hasbro...

Are Rhode Island leaders doing enough to quell rising tensions at...

Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers President Richard Ferruccio said recently that the state prison in Cranston ‘is out of control.’ A staff shortage of...

Does Rhode Island offer enough job training for workers in skilled...

Citing demand that is outpacing supply, the New England Institute of Technology on Jan. 7 announced plans to build a $40 million Innovation Center...
FUTURE PLANS: Senate President Valerie J. Lawson, right, talks in her Statehouse office about her vision for the 2026 General Assembly session, starting Jan. 6. With her is Senate Majority Leader Frank A. Ciccone III. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

What should state lawmakers prioritize (besides a balanced budget) in this...

State lawmakers return to work on Jan. 5 with a projected $101 million fiscal 2027 shortfall and a long list of legislative priorities to...

Does Brown University need to upgrade campus security in the wake...

Brown University’s head of public safety is on administrative leave following the Dec. 13 mass shooting that killed two students and injured nine others. University...

Are you satisfied with authorities’ handling of the investigation of the...

The Dec. 13 shooting attack on Brown University’s campus that killed two students and wounded nine others shocked the state and nation. The shooter escaped...
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