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Mike Steinmetz appointed as R.I.'s first cybersecurity officer / COURTESY of the state of R.I.

R.I. appoints first cybersecurity officer, Mike Steinmetz

Government 04/18/2017

PROVIDENCE – Mike Steinmetz has been named the state’s first cybersecurity officer. Gov. Gina M. Raimondo made the announcement Tuesday. She said Steinmetz will...

Do you approve of the job Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is...

This Week's Poll 04/16/2017

The most recent Morning Consult poll measuring the approval ratings for governors showed a significant improvement for Rhode Island's Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, who...

Who pays for R.I. car-tax cuts?

Government 04/14/2017

The car tax in Rhode Island is so unevenly collected and disproportionately important to town coffers that reducing it raises a host of secondary...

LAURIE WHITE, president of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber supports Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's Rhode Island Promise free college tuition proposal. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Greater Providence Chamber endorses governor’s free college tuition proposal

Economy 04/13/2017

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s free college tuition proposal received another endorsement on Thursday – this time from the Greater Providence Chamber of...

A NEW poll from the Bryant University Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership found support for Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's Rhode Island Promise free college tuition plan.

Bryant poll finds support for free college, car tax reduction

Education 04/12/2017

PROVIDENCE – Sixty percent of respondents to the latest poll from the Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership at Bryant University said they are in favor...

GOV. GINA M. Raimondo has a 48 percent approval rating, while 45 percent disapprove of the job she is doing, according to the latest poll released this week by Morning Consult, a media and technology company. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Poll: Raimondo approval rating improves from September, still 13th lowest in...

Economy 04/11/2017

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has a 48 percent approval rating, while 45 percent disapprove of the job she is doing, according to...

SELF-HELP: Ferguson Perforating in Providence expanded in 2015 and 2016 without the help of state or city tax incentives. Above, David Silva moves rolls of sheet metal with a hydraulic lift. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Growing business in R.I. is not an insurmountable task

Editorials 04/07/2017

Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has made creating jobs in Rhode Island a centerpiece of her administration, and to that end has built or modified...

CONCERNED AGENT: Ernest Shaghalian Jr., owner of Alpine Insurance Agency in Cranston, talks with Mary-Margaret Trigo, client-services representative. Shaghalian is concerned owners aren’t currently covered by insurance when their cars are used for ride-hailing purposes in Rhode Island. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Car owners not covered by Uber insurance policy in R.I.

Financial Services 04/07/2017

The debate about how to regulate popular ride-hailing companies, including Uber and Lyft, isn’t over in Rhode Island, as gaps in coverage are raising...

ON A MISSION: From left, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island officials Ed Curis, policy analyst; David Burnett, chief of staff; and Ericka Moore, sales and marketing representative, meet at the nonprofit’s Providence office. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Stakes high for NHPRI in Medicaid debate

Government 04/07/2017

As Congress has convulsed over efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act, health insurers in Rhode Island who specialize in Medicaid customers are trying...