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A MEDICAL CONSULTATION: Frances DaLomba, clinical director of the health and wellness center at the nonprofit Justice Assistance, chats with the organization’s CEO, Jacob Bissaillon. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Breaking healthcare barriers after prison

He opened his car door in the parking lot of a local steakhouse and couldn’t make himself get out. It was his first day...
June ­Speakman

RIPEC housing analysis is an apples-to-oranges housing comparison

There’s no need to remind everyone that there remains a housing crisis in Rhode Island. Rents are too high, home prices are too high,...

Citizens reports $2B in community lending, launches America 250 volunteer push

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. said it provided more than $2 billion in community development financing in 2025, supporting the construction or rehabilitation...
Helena Buonanno Foulkes

R.I. can offer so much to believe in

During my 25 years at CVS Health Corp., I watched the same pattern play out over and over: We recruited people to our Woonsocket...

A hopeful sign for housing

A glimmer of hope in the ongoing effort to boost affordable housing in the Ocean State: Housing unit permits in 2025 were up 40%...

R.I. ramps up homebuilding as affordability crisis lingers, latest state snapshot...

Rhode Island’s push to build new homes has gained traction over the last year, but the affordability of existing housing stock still remains a...

Forging a new bond: Should R.I. be seeking to borrow another...

For motorists zipping by on Route 2, it’s easy to miss the Pine View Apartments in Exeter. They’re located away from the road and...
MORE ­NEEDED: 
An affordable housing project under construction in East Providence in 2024 that has since been completed. A sign at the site calls for the passage of the $120 million housing bond issue in November 2024. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­WILLIAM HAMILTON

Voters deserve accountability on R.I. housing spending

There’s a compelling case that Rhode Island can never spend enough on affordable housing to meet the growing need. It’s part of the argument supporters...
IVY PLACE, an affordable housing development on Ivy Street in East Providence, features "live-work" units that qualify for the city's new tax break intended to encourage the development of more affordable housing. COURTESY CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE

Housing advocates encouraged by E.P.’s new live-work tax break to spur...

As more communities develop mixed-use residential developments, housing advocates say that live-work tax breaks, such as a tax exemption recently implemented for owner-occupied business...
Helena B. Foulkes

Foulkes unveils housing plan centered around a proposed millionaires tax

PROVIDENCE – Gubernatorial candidate Helena Buonanno Foulkes on Monday introduced her comprehensive “Rhode Home Program” housing plan that would create a revolving fund to...
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