Gov. Gina M. Raimondo sees a growing state economy to be...
When Gov. Gina M. Raimondo first ran for governor, the state’s economy was beginning to emerge from the impact of the Great Recession, still...
There are a host of candidates for the state’s top job....
All the major candidates running for governor will point to their professional record and say they have the experience to lead the state. But...
Does Rhode Island have right approach on food waste?
Tucked in a residential neighborhood of mostly rural Charlestown is the state’s largest commercial-scale compost-processing facility.
Second-generation Earth Care Farm owner Jayne Merner Senecal, whose...
Providence’s forgotten Chinatown
What happened to Providence’s once-bustling Chinatown? It’s a forgotten story of prejudice – and perseverance.
By the time Charles Chin arrived in Providence at the...
Matt Brown wants R.I.’s governor to focus less on business interests...
Matt Brown, a longtime activist for social, educational and environmental causes, wants to bring that mission to the top level of state government next...
Candidates don’t need to spend a lot to win in R.I.,...
Gubernatorial candidates don’t necessarily need to spend a lot of money to win votes in the nation’s smallest state. But money matters in elections...
Providence’s neighborhoods in the spotlight with new online guides
On a sunny, June afternoon, two women stop to greet one another – one entering, one exiting Seven Stars Bakery on Hope Street, on...
Long-simmering divisions on immigration have boiled over nationally. Is the Ocean...
In March 2017 the Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union drafted a model ordinance that would reject local police cooperation with...
Fung’s back! Do voters share his despair over the state’s direction?
Allan W. Fung, the nine-year mayor of Cranston, has launched a second campaign for governor, once again targeting now-incumbent Gina M. Raimondo, and pointing...
Gubernatorial candidates differ on lowering tax burden
Most comparative surveys find Rhode Islanders are overtaxed, and most of the candidates running for the governor’s office this year – including the incumbent...
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