Should colleges lose federal funding because they allowed campus protests over...
Brown University is one of 60 colleges across the U.S. that have been put on notice by the U.S. Department of Education for possible...
Are you satisfied with the state’s slow rollout of regulations governing...
The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission in January released long-awaited draft rules and regulations governing expansion of the state’s adult-use cannabis industry.
The draft rules follow...
Are nurse practitioners taking on too much responsibility in Rhode Island’s...
Over a five-year period the number of nurse practitioners in Rhode Island grew by 34%, to 1,475 in 2024.
That growth comes as doctors willing...
Is the Federal Reserve right to again focus on controlling inflation,...
The Federal Reserve Board last month unanimously supported a pause in planned interest rate cuts.
The Associated Press on Feb. 19 reported that Fed board...
Should the state Ethics Commission ban lobbyists from giving gifts over...
The state Ethics Commission on Feb. 11 took the first step toward strengthening the so-called “gift rule” to ban lobbyists from giving gifts over...
Is President Donald Trump right to aggressively move to shrink the...
An estimated 50,000 federal employees had accepted a deferred-resignation package offered by the Trump administration before a judge paused a Feb. 6 deadline after...
Should the state strip the embattled R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council...
The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council on Jan. 28 voted 6-0, without discussion, to deny Quidnessett Country Club’s request to reclassify the water off...
Do you support former Providence Mayor Joseph R. Paolino Jr.’s plan...
Former Providence Mayor Joseph R. Paolino Jr. is proposing a downtown beautification plan for the capital city.
The plan proposes street-by-street recommendations for improvements such...
Should Providence set a so-called consumption tax of 7% on the...
Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley is proposing a 7% sales tax on commercial parking lots and garages.
Smiley estimates the tax could raise an estimated...
Should the state use a lottery system to award new retail...
The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission on Jan. 8 released draft rules and regulations governing the state’s adult-use cannabis industry.
The unanimous vote started a minimum...
