Tag: public policy
Raimondo criticizes General Assembly’s small-business program
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo didn’t veto the state 2020 fiscal budget over the General Assembly’s insertion of a new tax credit program...
Is the government shutdown a net positive or a net negative...
With the federal government shutdown having become the longest in history, it may be time to make some qualitative judgments about its effects, short...
PBN on WJAR-TV, Jan. 14, 2019
The business of educating teachers is shrinking in R.I.
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss...
PBN on WJAR-TV, Jan. 7, 2019
They're Back! Will new GA be same as old?
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss...
Balancing budget, smart investments should be job one
According to PBN’s cover story this week, House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello’s top budget priority is continuing the phaseout of the auto excise tax....
Newport’s history still intact
On the list of Rhode Island assets, surely the Newport Mansions belong near the top.
For the third consecutive year, in 2018 the Preservation Society...
PBN on WJAR-TV, Dec. 31, 2018
2018 was good, but much to be done
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss the...
2018 was a good year, but much work is to come
On Dec. 14, Providence Business News Editor Mark S. Murphy sat down with six leaders of the Rhode Island business and nonprofit community to...
I-195 commission approves revised purchase and sale, development agreements for Fane...
PROVIDENCE — The Fane Organization on Wednesday secured a revised purchase and sale agreement with the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission for the Hope Point...
Fed raises rates, trims forecast for hikes in 2019 to two
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve raised borrowing costs for the fourth time this year, ignoring a stock-market selloff and defying pressure from President Donald...
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