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An estimated 3% of Rhode Island residents use the state’s public bus system. Pictured is the Charlesgate stop on North Main Street in Providence, southbound on the R-line. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Would you consider taking a bus to work if its availability...

The R.I. Public Transit Authority says it is facing a projected $40 million shortfall for next fiscal year. It’s new board chairman, R.I. Department...
R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter F. Neronha has filed objections with the R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner responding to requests made by six health insurers to increase their rates next year. / COURTESY PETER F. NERONHA

Should state regulators deny health insurance rate increases for next year,...

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on Aug. 8 said he is urging the R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner to deny rate increase...

Does Rhode Island need a recognizable marketing tagline or slogan to...

In March, Anika Kimble-Huntley, the state’s chief tourism marketer, told Providence Business News that R.I. Commerce Corp. was close to coming out with a...

Was Gov. Daniel J. McKee right not to move forward with...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee on July 17 announced that the state is no longer considering a plan by a Philadelphia-based urban development and design...

Did state leaders place the right bet in making Rhode Island...

After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, state lawmakers approved legislation to allow Rhode Island next spring to become the seventh state to allow residents and...

Do you support allowing Rhode Island residents who are not citizens...

On July 1, Rhode Island residents who are not citizens became eligible to obtain a driver’s license. Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed the change into...

Do you agree with the Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative...

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 29 struck down affirmative action in college admissions. The court’s conservative majority overturned admissions plans at Harvard and the...

Should local colleges drop COVID-19 vaccination mandates now that it is...

Beginning July 1, the Community College of Rhode Island will no longer require students and employees to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination as...

Did Gov. Daniel J. McKee properly handle allegations of inappropriate behavior...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee on June 15 announced that David Patten, the state property director accused of inappropriate behavior during a March business trip,...

Should the state do more to support redevelopment of Providence’s ‘Superman’...

More than a year has passed since a proposed $223 million redevelopment of Providence’s tallest building was announced and the project remains in limbo. Gov....
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