It happens every two years in Rhode Island. In late August, a few leaves begin twirling down from trees. College students depart; or return. Yellow buses return to the roads. And then, bam! It’s …

There is finally some encouraging news about climate change, and Rhode Islanders have the Heartland Institute to thank for it.

The reopening of the East Bay Bike Path bridges was met with much pomp and circumstance on Monday, and with good reason. Every Rhode Island delegate in Congress, the governor and half the local …

There is something deeply Rhode Island about fixing potholes with a phone number. Not fixing them, exactly — let’s not get carried away — but creating a system by which we may report them …

Before the Rhode Island General Assembly are two bills that serve the public and improve transparency in government. Both were heard before a House committee this week, and both are led by and …

We’ve taken to calling this the storm of the century, because it is. For this region, it is the biggest storm in the lifetimes of anyone living today. Following the Blizzard of 1978, roads, …

It’s a shame that Zoom School is still a thing. Days before winter storm Fern blew into the Northeast, most school districts announced Monday cancellations. A few, however, announced …

This is a moment for journalists to consider the challenges we will face in the coming years when the robots will be smarter, and the truth may be more difficult to find, but more important than ever.

For more than a century, this nation built infrastructure to accommodate one dominant technology — motor vehicles. Roads, highways, bridges, ramps, parking lots, driveways and garages were all …

Is there anything more irritating than the flashing road signs that thank motorists for their patience as they crawl toward the pathetic remains of the Washington Bridge on I-195 West? The …

A wonderful convergence of vision, people and opportunity placed a giant troll along a forgotten outcropping of East Providence waterfront, and the result is nothing short of remarkable. It is also …

Did you know we're currently in the midst of the United Nations Ocean Decade? You might be wondering why we’re choosing to emphasize this global ocean initiative when there are so many …

A resolution being pushed before city and town councils throughout Rhode Island is asking for their support in making access to public records more challenging. Most of the thousands of bills …

Kudos to Common Cause Rhode Island for filing a complaint and seeking a tighter code of ethics in Rhode Island in the wake of a scandal involving Gov. Dan McKee and the awarding of a $5.2 million …

When we first learned that the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL) had adopted a new system for rating the strength of Rhode Island high school sports teams, we were dubious. Now that it took …

Regardless of who wins next Tuesday, the sun will rise next Wednesday. The Earth will keep spinning. Schools will welcome their students. Businesses will open their doors. Life will be much the same …

The League of Women Voters of Rhode Island is providing a fantastic public service throughout the month leading up to Election Day. League volunteers, led by a group more robust and active than we …

An article in this week’s edition of the Sakonnet Times contained a misquote of Little Compton school superintendent Dr. Laurie Dias-Mitchell. Asked about the district’s policy that …

Among the flurry of bills being passed out of the Rhode Island General Assembly is a new law with big impact for the communities along the East Bay Bike Path. The “e-bikes bill” creates a …

Committees in both the Rhode Island House of Representatives and Rhode Island Senate have listened to testimony on a bill that would update and improve the state’s public records law. …

Recently ConsumerAffairs, a consumer-focused news outlet, rated Rhode Island’s roads as the worst in the country in their 2024 report. The “All That” state slipped from …

Government works best in the light. When its actions are open, seen and transparent, they can be measured. They can be scrutinized. They can be questioned. They can be challenged.

In the years leading up to the pandemic, most Americans were hyper-focused on national-level politics, with Trump, the Democrats or the Republicans seemingly responsible for everything good or bad in …

While this service could potentially be a fun concept to bolster tourism between Providence and the East Bay during the summer, it is far too costly to continue utilizing as an ineffective traffic mitigation tool.

The impact of the Interstate 195 bridge closure cannot be overstated. It suffocates areas of Providence and East Providence, both economically and functionally, for months.