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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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1/29/25
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Whether it's Rhode Islanders commuting to work, delivering groceries, transporting students on school buses or responding to emergencies – everyone depends on our local roads. Few issues are as …
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By RANDY ROSSI
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1/29/25
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1/29/25
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The world's most vulnerable individuals face grave danger.
With a single signature, President Donald Trump has effectively shut the door on refugees, stripping countless innocent children and …
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By JUSTIN D. BIBEE
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1/29/25
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In a side capacity to my job as a local newspaper editor and writer, I’m also president of the Rhode Island Press Association. To people of a certain age, that name might sound stodgy and old, …
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By ETHAN SHOREY
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1/29/25
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As the city administration transitions to a second term, we are witnessing the departure of several longstanding employees whose time in public service has matured to retirement age. Recently, the …
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By ROBERT D. MURRAY
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1/29/25
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A shout out for good government policy is in order for the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles, which last week announced that a new program meant to help improve interactions between police …
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1/29/25
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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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Gov. Dan McKee had a high-profile platform last Tuesday, using his State of the State speech to assert that Rhode Island is “flipping the script” from some of the less flattering …
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By IAN DONNIS
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1/22/25
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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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1/22/25
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When a state law was enacted this year allowing families to install monitoring cameras in the nursing home rooms of their loved ones, Ginny Lee , one of Leadership Rhode Island’s first …
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By HERB WEISS
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1/22/25
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On a day when we marked the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., we watched a peaceful transfer of power as President Donald J. Trump was sworn into office for a second term.
We hope this …
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1/22/25
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1/22/25
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By Tim Jones
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1/22/25
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Two different factors – a tougher fiscal climate and the approach of the next race for governor – converg e as Gov. Dan McKee prepares his State of the State message on …
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1/15/25
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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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1/15/25
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While the dawn of a new year provides a new hope for continued progress in our state, one of the most persistent and complex challenges we face remains as daunting as ever. The lack of truly …
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1/9/25
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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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1/9/25
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