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PAINFUL PINCH POINT: The Washington Bridge debacle has dogged state officials since half of the bridge was shut down in December 2023 because it was in danger of collapse. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

For the state officials, it’s been one drama after another

Gov. Daniel J. McKee, a former lieutenant governor who became the state’s chief executive when two-term Gov. Gina M. Raimondo was tapped as U.S....
HOUSE SPEAKER CHRISTOPHER R. BLAZEJEWSKI says the guidelines for the new inspector general's office have been set up so the it doesn't violate the state's separation of powers requirements. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER ALLEN

R.I.’s inspector general taking shape, with limitations

Just over a month after Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed the fiscal 2027 budget creating Rhode Island’s first Office of Inspector General, government and...

Shekarchi resigns as R.I. House speaker ‘to humbly pursue a different...

PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi has resigned his speakership to pursue the R.I. Supreme Court vacancy left by the retirement of Associate...
THE WARMUP: A legislative study commission on climate change meets in December at the Statehouse, weeks before the full General Assembly convenes to start the 2025 legislative session. Testifying are Thomas Guthlein, left, R.I. Emergency Management Agency associate director; and Melinda Hopkins, the agency’s planning branch chief. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

FALLING SHORT: Projected $330M deficit has General Assembly prepping for belt-tightening

For Rhode Island legislators, what’s old is new again. After three years of surpluses, state budget officials are now projecting that the government is facing...
DR. MICHAEL FINE, former director of the R.I. Department of Health, says taking steps such as creating new residencies for primary care physicians and nurse practitioners would be a start to reducing the shortage in personnel in primary care, followed by new scholarship programs with the caveat that recipients agree to practice in Rhode Island. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Addressing doctor shortage could be a primary challenge for lawmakers

State legislators might consider a host of potential prescriptions to ease Rhode Island’s worsening shortage of primary care doctors when they convene in January,...

ARPA funding, education and employer needs among priorities at legislative forum

PROVIDENCE – Universal preschool, meeting business and workforce needs, and how Rhode Island should respond to other pandemic and climate change challenges were highlighted...

Providence lawmakers call for $15 minimum wage for city workers

PROVIDENCE – Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would add a provision to the state’s minimum-wage law requiring city employees to be paid a...

R.I. companies to benefit from recent changes in federal, state patent...

Rhode Island-based technology and manufacturing companies with valuable patent portfolios likely will benefit from recent changes in federal and state law relating to patent-infringement...

Look at your contract before taking a career leap

Smart executives and professionals – especially those considering a career leap – know there is usually much more to an agreement than just compensation...
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