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If there’s anything certain about Rhode Island’s 2025 housing forecast, it’s that it’s impossible to predict. Certainly, we can’t look to national forecasts to draw upon. While most of the country is seeing housing supply grow, Rhode Island’s is shrinking...
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By CHRIS WITTEN
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1/23/25
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Most people have horror stories about emergency rooms. Whether in Boston, Washington or Los Angeles, the stories are appalling.
Gurneys, sometimes with critically ill patients, lined up and …
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By LLEWELLYN KING
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1/23/25
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What does a senseless murder more than 30 years ago in Rockford, Illinois, have to do with recent events at the Toolmark Analysis/Firearms Identification Section of the Rhode Island State Crime …
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1/23/25
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Never before has there been such a need for an urgent response from our elected and government officials in Rhode Island concerning homelessness. Instead, the governor presented the homelessness …
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By KIMBERLY SIMMONS
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1/23/25
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The Rhode Island House of Representatives officially opened its 2025 legislative session this month, and it’s shaping up to be a busy – and challenging – year. In the face of great …
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By K. JOSEPH SHEKARCHI
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1/23/25
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The old adage, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me,” needs a little bit of updating in light of the recent RIBridges data breach that has exposed more than 600,000 …
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1/15/25
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With students returning to school after the winter break and we step into a new year, important topics of d iscussion have naturally followed us into 2025. One such topic is the r ole of school …
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By COL. BRADFORD E. CONNOR
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1/15/25
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The debacle surrounding Rhode Island’s Unified Health Infrastructure Project (UHIP), later rebranded as RIBridges, which is a custom computer system, has once again highlighted the failure of state leadership and their ill-advised reliance on the contractor Deloitte. This latest catastrophe...
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By the Rhode Island House Minority Caucus
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1/9/25
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As we look ahead to 2025, I invite the people of Johnston to reflect on how far we’ve come and where we’re going. Johnston’s progress over the past few years has been nothing short …
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By Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr.
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12/31/24
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Through the committed actions of Rhode Islanders, Narragansett Bay is cleaner and healthier today than it was in 1975. But as we turn the corner to 2025, Narragansett Bay faces persistent challenges …
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By Topher Hamblett and George W. Shuster Jr.
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12/31/24
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Johnston residents in need will receive Thanksgiving Day baskets. This was a combination from two local nonprofits; Spirit of Hope and The Pannese Society. The project began by funding the project. …
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12/5/24
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We face increased demands of family obligations planning for the holidays. Baking and cleaning to host dinner, and even unrealistic expectations about our families, or having a …
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By HERB WEISS
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11/28/24
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Artificial intelligence is no longer just a futuristic dream. It is here and it is going to transform every aspect of our society. The emergence of AI will greatly benefit our society as it will …
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By JUNKAI GONG
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11/21/24
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In November, our country has much to be thankful for. While the election-year antics can sometimes serve to create the occasional disagreement, supporting our veterans has often served as a point of …
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By ROSS NELSON and DEB BURTON
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11/14/24
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Rhode Island’s colleges and universities are at the leading edge of science and technology, addressing critical issues that shape our world every day.
At Rhode Island’s flagship …
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By MARC B. PARLANGE & JACK R. WARNER
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10/30/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK : With the end of the Democratic National Convention, the stage is now set for a sprint to the high-stakes November election. Rhode Island’s delegation, like other Democrats …
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8/29/24
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By now you’ve heard the news that Rhode Island Energy (RIE) is part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) family of companies and transitioning from National Grid. You’re probably wondering …
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By GREG CORNETT
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8/14/24
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By JUDGE PAUL MICHEL
The Biden administration is quietly advancing a proposal that could devastate America’s high-tech economy.
The proposal functionally rewrites a 1980 law known as …
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By JUDGE PAUL MICHEL
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8/7/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK
The out-of-town frame on the CD2 race is mainly about how a potential win by GOP candidate Allan Fung in a Democrat-leaning Rhode Island reflects a tough national outlook for …
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11/2/22
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