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PROVIDENCE may have the policies of a "sanctuary city," but leaders would rather not refer to it that way. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

For local leaders, ‘sanctuary’ has become a word to avoid

Editor's Choice 03/21/2025

Rhode Island and its capital city may have adopted policies that limit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities in many cases,...

Is purchasing nuclear power a good option?

Economy 03/14/2025

With the development of offshore wind farms under attack by President Donald Trump’s administration, some Rhode Island legislators are now looking to help utility...

Harming offshore wind undermines prosperity

Commentary 03/14/2025

Recent actions by President Donald Trump’s administration have introduced significant challenges to the United States’ offshore wind industry, threatening economic growth, job creation and...

Federal commercial real estate cancellations surprise R.I. landlords

Editor's Choice 03/05/2025

PROVIDENCE – Mary Sadlier was surprised when she opened an email from the General Services Administration last week. The agency informed Sadlier the federal government...

Former U.S. Attorney for R.I. Cunha joins Nixon Peabody

Government 03/03/2025

PROVIDENCE – Weeks after stepping down as the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha has started a new...

DANGER PRONE: The seawall that holds up the Cliff Walk south of Narragansett Avenue has been damaged by erosion and that section of the walk has been closed for nearly three years. A dispute over federal funding has created uncertainty about the repair.  PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Repairs to Newport’s Cliff Walk remain out of reach

Focus 02/28/2025

Newport’s Cliff Walk is in a battle against the sea – needing millions of dollars for crucial repairs – and a new conflict in...

Is the Federal Reserve right to again focus on controlling inflation,...

Financial Services 02/21/2025

The Federal Reserve Board last month unanimously supported a pause in planned interest rate cuts. The Associated Press on Feb. 19 reported that Fed board...

On Aquidneck Island, the ripple effect of returning to office

Government 02/14/2025

Naval Station Newport was on high alert on Feb. 10, but it wasn’t because of a security threat. It was because the base was...

McKee: R.I. small-business owners need to stay the course amid federal...

Business Services 02/10/2025

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday urged Rhode Island's small-business owners to stay the course and strategize amid the current federal funding...