Tag: Wendy Schiller
Can R.I. weather the exit of so many leaders?
A wave of recent retirement and resignation announcements from top executives leaves the state facing a potential leadership gap in some of its most...
More candidates take virtual route
From YouTube announcements to Twitter fundraising, Rhode Island political candidates are embracing virtual campaigning with gusto as the 2022 election season gains momentum.
That doesn’t...
Fighting crime complicated by upcoming election
The wave of highly publicized crimes that has swept through Providence in recent months has prompted no shortage of calls for action, but looming...
Raimondo’s leadership, transparency earn praise
State governors are typically not front and center during a national crisis. But the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across the U.S. has pushed governors to...
Predictions that Rhode Island will lose a House seat less certain
PROVIDENCE – The 2020 Census looms large for Rhode Island, with experts long predicting it to result in the state losing one of its...
Does IGT controversy miss the point?
The unfolding story over the no-bid contract extension with International Game Technology PLC for supplying technology and services to the state’s lottery system has...
Lawmakers have returned to tackle a host of familiar issues
The General Assembly reopened Jan. 1 with a new configuration of legislators facing many of the same issues that have been circulating in the...
Endorsements still matter in R.I.
The value of the union endorsement may not be what it was in the 1950s, when union membership was stronger in Rhode Island and...
Loss of PawSox hurts state’s image
What price will Rhode Island’s elected officials pay for the loss of the Pawtucket Red Sox?
As things stand today, not enough to cost anyone...
A financing plan for a new PawSox stadium leaves the state...
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series looking at development opportunities in Pawtucket and their implications for the city and state.)
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