Tag: public policy
RIDOT awards autonomous vehicle service contract to Mich.-based company
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to May Mobility Inc. to provide a limited and controlled automated vehicle service...
Of these options for tax policy in Rhode Island, which should...
The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council has come out with its 2018 analysis of Rhode Island’s state and local government tax collections and how...
RIPEC: R.I. seventh-highest in U.S. for tax collections per $1K of...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 7 in the nation for highest state and local taxes collected per $1,000 of personal income at $109.47,...
PBN on WJAR-TV, Nov. 12, 2018
Despite false starts, transformation of Jewelry District taking shape.
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss...
With the election now settled, do you think that Rhode Island...
A major issue in any election is the economic health of the city/state/country that is holding the vote, and nowhere was the issue debated...
PBN on WJAR-TV, Oct. 22, 2018
Will 2018 be the year Rhode Island voters take a stand on the condition of public schools?
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears...
R.I. loses as Norwegian pares back
Edinburgh, Belfast, we hardly knew ye.
Not even a year-and-a-half since inaugurating service between T.F. Green Airport and Edinburgh, Scotland, and Belfast, Northern Ireland, Norwegian...
R.I. receives $15M in federal funds to combat opioids
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving $15 million to combat the opioid crisis from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the department...
This promise delivers for future of R.I. and its students
Can lightning strike twice? If the bolt of energy is a new, expanded version of the Rhode Island Promise college scholarship program, let us...
Raimondo makes $10M available for school safety upgrades
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced that she has made $10 million available immediately for school safety upgrades with funds from the fiscal...