Massachusetts State Treasurer Steve Grossman recently said that the Bay State could see a $339 million windfall by collecting state sales tax on online transactions. Should Rhode Island be collecting sales tax on all qualifying online transactions? more

Fall River Mayor William A. Flanagan recently sent a letter to New England Revolution owner Robert Kraft, inviting him to tour the city as he searches for a new home for the soccer team. more

A relatively small piece of the fiscal cliff compromise legislation that passed Congress last week included a one-year extension of the tax credits for renewable energy projects. Do you think that the federal credit is a good use of public funds? more

Congress is still debating the nearly $1 trillion stimulus bill. How should Rhode Island be spending the money that comes its way from the federal stimulus package? more

A number of cities across the country have used above-ground light rail to revitalize their cores. Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline is an advocate of bringing light rail to the streets of the … more

Rhode Island lost 22,000 jobs in 2008, as the state's unemployment rate rose to 10 percent, second in the nation to Michigan, and the highest the state has achieved using the current methodology since 1982. more

It is March already and the State of Rhode Island has yet to formally decide how it will close the $360-odd million budget deficit by the end of June. One thing that nearly every political leader agrees on is … more

A recent poll by the Knights of Columbus and the Marist College Institute of Public Opinion found that three-quarters of Americans think the moral compass of corporate America is pointing in the wrong direction. Do you think executives have been behaving unethically in the last five years? more

It was revealed over the weekend that AIG, a company that has received more than $170 billion in federal bailout funds since last fall, is committed to paying derivatives traders $165 million in bonuses. Should the company be allowed to do it? more

In these difficult times, companies need as many good ideas as they can get, and one way to help generate them is to have a fully engaged staff. There are multiple ways to create robust … more