Were you and/or your family part of the 883,000 people who took advantage of the extended hours and new tours that the Preservation Society of Newport County put in place in 2012 for the Newport Mansions? more

More and more it appears that the automatic spending cuts mandated by sequestration are going to go into effect on March 1. Is that approach a good one to take to bring the nation’s budget under control? 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

Despite wild swings both up and down, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index ended 2012 on a positive note, gaining 13.4 percent for the year. What do you see for the index in the coming year in terms of return? more

Now that the state has adopted the Global Medicaid Waiver that Gov. Donald L. Carcieri negotiated with the federal government … more

Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee admitted at the last R.I. Economic Development Corporation meeting that he was having trouble finding community leaders to join its board of the directors. If he asked you, would you serve on the board? more

When Gov. Donald L. Carcieri presented his 2010 budget yesterday, he proposed using stimulus package funds to help shore up a projected $500 million-plus deficit. Should his efforts to balance the state's budget include eliminating general revenue sharing with municipalities? more

One of the pieces of the federal economic stimulus package put into law a few weeks ago was an expansion of the tax credits for the installation of renewable energy systems. Will you be taking advantage of them any time soon? more

President Barack Obama yesterday announced a major policy change, as he eased restrictions on travel and money transfers between Cuban Americans and their families in Cuba. Obama also directed the … more