Rhode Island Became A Less Hospitable Place To Raise A Family In 2019 Recently, our Center released our 2019 Freedom Index and Legislator Scorecard for the Rhode Island General Assembly. Sadly, with...

Record Retail Store Closings in 2019 — Could Exceed 12,000, “Mall Armageddon” Could Hit in 2020 This week alone saw retailers Forever 21, Olympia Sports, Barney’s, Dressbarn and others closing...

Hanging on While the Country Advances Providence, RI – Like a herd of zombies in The Walking Dead, Rhode Island’s economy keeps staggering in the direction of the national...

In an opinion column, entitled “Paying Too Much for IGT’s Jobs” published this week in the Cranston Herald, Warwick Beacon and Johnston Sunrise, R.I. Republican National Committeeman Steven...

There Are No Municipalities in RI Where a Family with $50,000 in Income Can Afford to Buy a Home A new report finds that Rhode Island’s housing costs are at a crisis and that “there are no...

by: Eli Sherman PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Two reports released this week underscored a growing challenge for residents across Rhode Island: the high cost of housing. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of...

RICAS Results – RI’s Best and Worst Performing Districts and Charters Rhode Island’s performance on the Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) improved by 4 and 3 Read...

Boston Globe Plans to Lay Off More Than 100 Union Workers Union officials rallied against the Boston Globe’s plan to lay-off a reported 77 full-time and 44 part-time Read More.     State...

NEW: 6-Story Hotel Proposed for College Hill, 3 Houses to Be Torn Down in Plan A proposal has been introduced by Smart Hotels LLC, a Shaker Heights, Ohio company to build a 6 story hotel with...

The Ocean State Exodus: We Are Losing Productive People   No single indicator should be of more importance to lawmakers and civic leaders than whether or not our state is retaining and...

2 Privately Funded Projects in RI Totaling $400M Delayed – Slated for Former Dump & Filled Land Two privately funded projects in Rhode Island are slated to be located on the sites of filled...

Fung’s $79M No-Bid Contract Pulled May Have Left Millions on the Table — Cranston Now to Bid Solar A GoLocal investigation into a no-bid contract between the administration of Cranston Mayor Allan...

Eaton St. Bike Path Error Already Cost Providence $127K — Before Line Removal and Reconstruction The City of Providence spent $127,500 on the recently built Eaton Street bike and traffic lanes —...

RHODE ISLAND FAMILY DOLLAR STORES TO ADDRESS ADA COMPLIANCE ISSUES   PROVIDENCE – Family Dollar Stores of Rhode Island, LLC has agreed to a Settlement Agreement with the United States, under which...

RI Workers Are Ranked 49th for Hard Work A new study paints a bleak picture of the Rhode Island workforce. Rhode Island workers rank 49th for hard workRead More.     Weekend of Murder, Stabbings...