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Time ticking on World Cup push

With just a year to go before hundreds of thousands of soccer fans are expected to flood into the region for the 2026 FIFA...
INTEREST in buying a electric vehicle may be waning across, but state officials and data indicate that sentiment doesn't appear to be on the decline, at least not yet. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

What does waning interest in buying electric vehicles mean for R.I.’s...

Rhode Island is steadily plugging into the electric vehicle future – but it’s doing so against a backdrop of growing national hesitation. While the state...

Neronha’s proposed rule takes aim at private equity in health care

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is looking to expand his office’s oversight of health care transactions with the aim of limiting private equity acquisitions...
THE DIFFERENCE is stark between the way the leadership in both the House and Senated handled Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposal for salary increases for 11 cabinet members. PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

New Senate leadership taking own path on McKee raises

The General Assembly's handling of Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposal for significant raises for nearly a dozen of his cabinet members has highlighted a...

R.I. manufacturers bracing for pain

As fluctuating tariff orders implemented by President Donald Trump’s administration continue to rattle the global economy, manufacturers in Rhode Island are bracing for higher...
A NEW LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION is starting the process of examining the cost-effectiveness of Rhode Island's clean energy programs. / AP FILE PHOTO/JOHN ANTCZAK

Are R.I.’s clean energy programs costing too much? This panel is...

With many Rhode Islanders complaining about skyrocketing energy bills, a new legislative commission is starting to scrutinize the state’s clean energy programs and incentives...

Does primary care plan have a shot at solving crisis?

Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s new multipronged plan to shore up the state’s sinking primary care system has some in the industry questioning whether it...
PASSENGERS GET ON a R.I. Public Transit Authority bus at Kennedy Plaza in Providence. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Long-term proposals to close RIPTA’s shortfall could face a rough road

While the officials controlling the state's purse strings can point to budget deficits, lagging ridership levels and late efficiency studies as reasons not to...

Legislation targets R.I.’s sports betting monopoly

New state legislation submitted in both the House and Senate is looking to upend the monopoly in Rhode Island’s sports betting market as revenue...
AS MUCH AS 25,000 Rhode Islanders may be left without a primary care provider after Anchor Medical Associates closes by June 30, leaving some scrambling to ease the strain it will cause on the state's already fragile health care system. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Is Anchor Medical’s closure spurring action to solve primary care?

The looming closure of Anchor Medical Associates has highlighted a critical dilemma facing Rhode Island’s health system: Tens of thousands of patients are in...
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