Communities must be all-in on affordable housing
Since the onset of the pandemic, the state has committed more than $450 million to housing initiatives.
A low-income housing tax credit program was also...
Commerce needs thought leaders now
New leaders will be coming to the state’s primary economic-development arm – and the sooner the better.
R.I. Commerce Corp. has lost two top leaders...
Tariff war not helping manufacturers
Local manufacturers were hopeful during pandemic-fueled supply chain disruptions for an eventual return of manufacturing jobs that were shifted overseas in previous decades.
But that’s...
Train station sparks hope in city eyeing new direction
Positive economic changes don’t come easily in old mill cities, and Pawtucket has been no different. For every step forward, there’s often another backward....
Transparency key to public trust in transit hub choice
Why can’t state transit leaders stick with a single location for a new Providence transit hub? After 11 years and 10 potential locations, there...
Work with industry to fix primary care
Sixty-six percent of respondents to a recent PBN.com poll said state leaders were not responding to Rhode Island’s primary care crisis.
So, give Gov. Daniel...
Fiscally healthier city will help spur private investment
Housing was never expected to be at the forefront of development in Providence’s I-195 Redevelopment District.
Back in 2011, then-Mayor Angel Taveras called the newly...
Time for new bet on sports gambling
The more people spend on legal sports betting nationally, the smaller Rhode Island’s take has gotten.
The state’s sports betting revenue has steadily declined in...
Library workforce training a vital community lifeline
A $28.5 million modernization of the Providence Public Library has, by all accounts, been a success, despite being completed at the onset of the...
State needs Rx for ailing health system
“We could be heading for a catastrophe,” Dr. Michael Wagner, Care New England Health System CEO and president, said when asked to assess Rhode...
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