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Is the state moving fast enough to expand public transit and...

Public transit and biking advocates are pressing state transportation officials to start implementing long-range plans to move away from auto dependency. During a Nov. 17...
BAD ROADS: Local communities are responsible for keeping track of their own road-repair projects. An effort in the late 1980s to ensure consistent pavement quality for local roads failed once state funding ran out. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Does Rhode Island deserve its reputation for having among the worst...

A new yearlong study of internet searches on pothole-related complaints ranks Rhode Island third worst in the nation. The Nov. 14 study from QuoteWizard by...

Are you more hopeful or less about the near-term future after...

After months of political candidates fighting it out in debates, through television ads and incessant text messages, the 2022 elections are all but over,...

Are you satisfied with how R.I. Commerce Corp. and Pawtucket leaders...

A 50% spike in the projected Tidewater Landing stadium cost, to $124 million, led the R.I. Commerce Corp. to direct most of a previously...
K-12 STUDENTS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS will not be required to wear masks when they return to school this fall. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY

Is it fair to blame COVID-19 for the state’s decline in...

Rhode Island student test scores in both reading and math have declined since 2019, according to the “Nations Report Card” issued Oct. 24 by...

How confident are you state leaders will significantly ease the burden...

Energy bills for heat and electricity are expected to again soar this winter. Gov. Daniel J. McKee and state regulators have so far responded with...

How much do candidate performances in debates factor into your voting...

Do candidate performances in debates factor into your decision on who you will vote for? Former CVS Health Corp. executive and gubernatorial candidate Helena Buonanno...
HERE TO STAY: Laura Yalanis, director of tax service for Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd., works in her home office in 2021. Some panelists believe remote work will become a permanent benefit offered by many local companies.
PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

How many days a week are you, your work colleagues or...

Rhode Island businesses of all sizes are experimenting with plans to bring remote workers back to the workplace at least part time. Some still prefer...
GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE is looking to hold onto his seat after inheriting it when Gina M. Raimondo was named the U.S. commerce secretary in early 2021. /SCREENSHOT VIA WPRI-TV CBS 12.

Do you support Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s proposed pay hikes for...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee has proposed increasing the base annual salaries of 12 of his 13 cabinet directors with raises of between $3,000 and...
COVID-19 VACCINES will be made available for children ages 6 months to 5 years old in Rhode Island next week. / AP FILE PHOTO/MATT ROURKE

Do you agree with President Joe Biden that the COVID-19 pandemic...

In a recent appearance on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” President Joe Biden controversially declared that, “ pandemic is over.” He also acknowledged in the interview that...
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