Thursday, March 28, 2024

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A MOTORIST PULLS into an open parking spot along Empire Street in downtown Providence on one recent afternoon. PBN PHOTO

Do concerns about parking deter you from patronizing businesses located in...

Parking has always been a source of complaints in Providence. For people accustomed to driving to a suburban shopping plaza, they're used to finding...
A WORKER AT Mammoth Inc., one of the state’s licensed cannabis cultivators, tends to the marijuana plants at its Warwick location. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Is it OK for local officials to decide for voters whether...

Voters in 31 Rhode Island communities will decide on Nov. 8 whether to allow the sale or cultivation of recreational marijuana in their communities. Elected...

Do you support municipal use of license plate cameras to help...

Providence is installing 25 license plate cameras around the city, despite the objections of the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and...

How should the state respond to Rhode Island Energy’s request to...

Blaming rising demand for natural gas, inflation and the war in Ukraine, Rhode Island Energy has proposed raising winter electric rates by an average...

Do endorsements of political candidates influence who you vote for?

Election season is in full swing in the Ocean State with a bunch of hotly contested races. They include a gubernatorial contest that will...

Is inflation affecting your vacation plans this year?

Prices for gas, food and rent pushed consumer inflation to a new four-decade high in June, according to the U.S. Labor Department. The Associated Press...
THE STANDARD Paper Box Mill, which produced paper products for the jewelry industry in Rhode Island, will receive state historic preservation tax credits for a conversion to work space apartments. / COURTESY R.I. HISTORICAL PRESERVATION & HERITAGE COMMISSION

Should state lawmakers return to providing annual funding for the Rhode...

For the second consecutive year the state has directed new funding to the Rhode Island Historic Tax Credit program, after going years without doing...
GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE announced new COVID-19 data protocols that are being adopted by the state and new isolation policies for child care facilities in the state during his press conference on March 4. / SCREENSHOT FROM WPRI-TV CBS 12

Will Rhode Island’s legal protections for abortion be good for the...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee on July 5 signed an executive order protecting access to reproductive health care in Rhode Island. The move followed the...

Are you concerned about Bally’s Corp.’s plans to sell its two...

Bally's Corp. on June 28 announced it has agreed to sell the property and buildings of Twin River Casino in Lincoln and Bally’s Tiverton...
A R.I. SUPERIOR COURT judge has rejected a lawsuit seeking to challenge the rezoning of the I-195 Redevelopment District's Parcel 42 for the proposed Hope Point Tower project. / COURTESY THE FANE ORGANIZATION

Was the R.I. Supreme Court’s ruling clearing the way for the...

The R.I. Supreme Court on June 23 cleared the way for the $300 million Fane tower project in Providence. The proposed 46-floor luxury tower overseen...
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