Health care merger is complex, but effects should be made clear
Before they’re allowed to merge, however, we hope that public officials do exactly what they’ve promised: Evaluate this deal thoroughly and make sure Rhode...
Legislation shows a lack of courage in General Assembly
As they say, timing is everything. And in this case, it’s just a little scary.
On April 29 General Treasurer Seth Magaziner issued a report...
Medicare for All would be more expensive for all
Congressional leaders are only beginning to come to grips with the true costs of Medicare for All and the battle that lies ahead.
Most of...
Why financial literacy is elusive
Graduation season will soon be upon us, and with it, so many admonitions explaining why students are unprepared for the challenges of the real...
Hope Point about more than just building a tower in the...
There are many questions that Hope Point tower forces Providence to ask itself.
One is whether this 600-foot tower belongs in a city long fiercely...
Repairing roads is not a free ride
The good news is that the R.I. Department of Transportation expects to spend north of $700 million on projects identified by Gov. Gina M....
Self-driving trucks are coming
The phenomenon is here. The way we transport our goods is changing and revolutionizing the supply chain. On average about 65% of goods are...
R.I. can be national leader in language education
In this global economy, local companies are looking for a multilingual workforce with cultural intelligence, flexibility to move across borders and the ability to...
Don’t bank on UnitedHealth’s profitable present
UnitedHealthGroup Inc. is doing great. America’s largest health insurer released first-quarter results April 16 that beat analysts’ expectations, and it raised full-year earnings guidance....
Expand access to early-childhood education
To the Editor:
While I was pleased to see that the number of kids in Rhode Island who are living in poverty has gone down,...
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