WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING? Did Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's economic policies help grow Rhode Island's economy or was the state's improving economic condition just the result of the region and nation recovering from the Great Recession? To a certain degree, the just-concluded election may offer one answer to that question. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
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 more robustly than in Rhode Island in the just-held election for statewide offices. Was Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and her economic development program responsible for the state experiencing growth or was…