Battling doubt on sea-level rise
When homeowners in Newport’s The Point neighborhood look to Narragansett Bay, they can see the water line encroaching, threatening their homes and livelihoods.
Yet some...
Single Providence transit hub still planned
The movement of Peter Pan and Greyhound bus service in Providence away from Kennedy Plaza to a location across from the Rhode Island Convention...
R.I. biz community divided on Trump policies
President Donald Trump continues to divide Rhode Island’s business community, which still largely expects him to buoy individual businesses, but remains skeptical about his...
UHIP to-do list still lengthy
EIght months after the state launched what has been described as a broken computer system, the R.I. Department of Human Services continues to pare...
Are students with low incomes priced out of applying to college?
Applying to college can be stressful, especially for applicants with low incomes. Beyond the usual worries of acceptance and scholarship chances, they must weigh...
Can water ease Providence’s pension woes?
Is water part of the answer to the fiscal woes of Providence?
Legislation introduced this month in the General Assembly proposes creating a statewide water...
Who pays for R.I. car-tax cuts?
The car tax in Rhode Island is so unevenly collected and disproportionately important to town coffers that reducing it raises a host of secondary...
Should R.I. police, firefighters live in-state?
A House-passed bill would eliminate a statewide requirement that police and firefighters live in Rhode Island.
Supporters of 2017-H 5351 say changes could improve the...
Paiva Weed moving from lawmaker to lobbyist
Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed on March 22 announced she would immediately leave her Statehouse leadership post to become president of the Hospital...
A blow to R.I. manufacturers?
Restoration of American manufacturing has occupied a prominent space in President Donald Trump's speeches, commentary and tweets.
But a mixed message was conveyed by...
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