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ADVOCATES for bus riders will be keeping close tabs on the person the R.I. Public Transit Authority hires to lead the agency now that Scott Avedisian has resigned. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Next RIPTA chief will have many challenges to navigate through

Editor's Choice 04/19/2024

Public transit advocates have been adamant that the next CEO of the R.I. Public Transit Authority be someone outside the state’s political sphere who...

THE 57-BED Elderwood at Riverside nursing home in East Providence closed in 2022, one of several homes that have shuttered since the COVID-19 pandemic began. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Nursing home law remains in limbo amid uncertainty about fixes

Economy 04/05/2024

A law enacted three years ago intended to ensure quality care at Rhode Island nursing homes has yet to be enforced, and no one...

McKee’s FY25 budget proposal prioritizes housing development, education and health care

Economy 01/18/2024

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday released his $13.68 billion spending proposal for the next fiscal year that prioritizes housing development and...

SPEAKS WITH AUTHORITY:  House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi talks before a joint legislative commission on plastic bottle waste before its meeting in December. Shekarchi has given caution signals about this year’s budget process because of a cloudy fiscal picture ahead.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Uneasy money: Worries about returning to deficits hang over General Assembly

Cover Story 01/05/2024

The warning flags have been raised: Rhode Island legislators are about to return to reality. After two years of massive surpluses, state budget officials are...

JAKE BISSAILLON, recently elected to the R.I. Senate, has been named the new CEO for Justice Assistance. / COURTESY JAKE BISSAILLON

Justice Assistance names R.I. Sen. Bissaillon new CEO

Elections 11/28/2023

CRANSTON – Justice Assistance has found its successor for its soon-to-be retiring founding CEO, and the organization’s new leader is a familiar face around...

Preservation Society of Newport County names Shekarchi, Ruggerio preservation champions

Government 10/24/2023

NEWPORT – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick, and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-North Providence, were recently named the 2023 Preservation Champions of...

HONORED: The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council recently received an award for outstanding policy achievement from the Governmental Research Association for the council’s tangible tax exemption proposal. Pictured, from left, are Justine Oliva, manager of research; Michael DiBiase, CEO and president; and Jeffrey S. Hamill, public policy analyst.  COURTESY RHODE ISLAND  PUBLIC EXPENDITURE COUNCIL

RIPEC awarded for tax proposal

In Their Own Words 10/13/2023

JUSTINE OLIVA is the manager of research for the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, which recently received an award for outstanding policy achievement from...

SENATE PRESIDENT Dominick J. Ruggerio has thrown his support behind legislation that would exempt businesses from being taxed on up to $100,000 of tangible property, such as office furniture or computer equipment. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Momentum finally building for R.I. tangible tax exemption

Government 04/07/2023

Small-business owners in Rhode Island for years have called for a tangible asset tax exemption, but it could never gain enough support from state...

THE ANNUAL GUN CRIMES REPORT issued by Attorney General Peter Neronha on Monday offers a breakdown of gun-related prosecutions in state courts through 2022. PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

AG report: High-capacity magazines, ghost guns a problem

Government 04/04/2023

PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on Monday released the office’s required annual gun crimes report for the 2022 calendar year, the first...