Jobs & Opportunity Index (JOI), May 2018    What There Is Is Positive Providence, RI – With the nation heading in a healthy direction, Rhode Island’s positive numbers on the metrics...

Rep. Lancia Says Legislature is “Stealing” 911 Funds, Voting Records Show He Voted To Divert Funds Republican Cranston State Representative Robert Lancia blistered his fellow legislators on Friday...

Commerce RI Hires Former Bridgeport Port Authority Who Spent $35k on Credit Cards for Travel & Gifts Commerce RI has hired Joseph Riccio — the one-time director of the Bridgeport Port Authority...

Pawtucket’s Receivership Program to Combat Blighted Properties Enters its Second Year   PAWTUCKET – This week, Mayor Donald R. Grebien announced that the City identified nine abandoned and...

THE NEW BUDGET: TAXES, GIMMICKS AND RETALIATION Warwick, RI – According to recent news reports, the budget approved by House Finance while you were sleeping on Friday night will: (1) expand...

Federal Tax Cut Windfall “Wasted” in Maintaining Status Quo     Providence, RI – Despite a large and unexpected revenue windfall and clear policy lesson, resulting from the recent...

GoLocal Unveiling Major Statewide Poll – Gov’s Race, PawSox, Economy and More GoLocalProv.com in conjunction with John Della Volpe, the Director of Polling at Harvard Kennedy School’sRead...

DO YOU WANT TO BAIL OUT PAWTUCKET OVER THE PAWSOX? Warwick, RI – Yesterday, Speaker Nicholas Mattiello announced a new plan for a taxpayer funded PawSox stadium. Mattiello’s idea is for...

The Bottom of the Rising Tide Providence, RI – Despite some positive numbers, Rhode Island couldn’t shake its 47th place ranking on the RI Center for Freedom &...

Port Bond Helps Position Quonset, R.I. for Wind Energy Jobs Quonset Business Park is Rhode Island’s leader for job growth and economic development. Home to over 200 companies and nearly 12,000 jobs,...

City and Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency Introduce Sterling Project Development PAWTUCKET – The Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency (PRA) today voted to engage Sterling Project Development to assist in...

7 Reasons Why RI’s Economy is on the Upswing, and 7 Reasons Why It Is Not
 Rhode Island’s economy is looking up, but the foundation of the growth may not be as firm as being portrayed.Read More....

AN HONEST BUDGET WOULD REDUCE AND RESTRICT 911 FEES Warwick, RI – While State House Democrats are working on next year’s budget, Republicans have been doing some research of their own into...

Attorney General Kilmartin, RIHousing, Senator Harold Metts, Representative Mary Messier, Municipal Leaders Urge General Assembly to Preserve Protections for RI Homeowners Facing Foreclosure  ...

Fane Tower Proposal Moves Forward on 195 Parcel, Despite Opposition The controversial proposal by developer Jason Fane for a 46 story residential tower on the former 195 land in Providence Read More....

INVESTIGATION: URI Fails to Act After Woman Reports Rape 6 Months Ago A 34-year old University of Rhode Island student confided in a faculty member that she was sexually assaulted — Read More.  ...