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Does R.I. need more legislative hearings on Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s...

Democratic Statehouse leaders say they will schedule legislative hearings on Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s administration’s handling of the Washington Bridge shutdown in 2023. The General...

Are you confident in R.I.’s plan to capitalize on tourism from...

Ocean State 2026 Chairman and R.I. General Treasurer James A. Diossa says Rhode Island will need roughly $4 million to $5 million to fully...

Is the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut its key interest rate...

The Federal Reserve on Sept. 17 cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point, its first cut since December. It also signaled it would...

Are you satisfied state and local leaders did all they could...

Did state and local leaders do everything they could to keep Hasbro Inc. from moving to Boston next year? When Pawtucket leaders learned the company...

Are you confident the courts will overturn the stop-work order for...

Rhode Island and Connecticut on Sept. 4 sued President Donald Trump’s administration to overturn a stop-work order for the Revolution Wind farm. The project has...

Is Rhode Island doing enough to take advantage of tourism opportunities?

The summer tourism season in Rhode Island is in the homestretch and anecdotal evidence from business and tourism leaders suggest it has gone reasonably...

Does Rhode Island deserve its WalletHub ranking as one of the...

Personal finance website WalletHub ranks Rhode Island No. 48 in its new study of the Most Fun States in America. In 2024, Rhode Island ranked No....

Was it a good move by Gov. Daniel J. McKee to...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Aug. 7 announced that Stefan Pryor will return for another stint as state secretary of commerce. Pryor was the state’s...
BUS RIDERS LINE UP recently at Kennedy Plaza in Providence to board the R.I. Public Transit Authority bus on Route 31 to Cranston Street. Route 31 is one of the route that will be see reduced frequency under service cuts. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Was Gov. Daniel J. McKee right to urge the R.I. Public...

The R.I. Public Transit Authority on Aug. 7 postponed voting on proposed service cuts after Gov. Daniel J. McKee urged the agency to draft...
HIDDEN HAZARD: Claudia Conley, owner of Claudia’s Furry Tailz Pet Spa LLC, stands in the doorway at the spa on Market Street on a dry summer day. She says she lost two days of business last winter because of flooding. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Should other coastal communities follow Warren’s “managed retreat” from rising sea...

Since 2021, Warren has been plotting a “managed retreat” from flood-prone areas. It's a bold plan state environmental leaders see as a model for...
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