To The Editor: How laughable is this? “McKee won’t sign RI budget in protest over tax increases” (Providence Journal, News, June 27.) McKee submitted a $14.2-billion 2026 budget proposal to the General Assembly. The General Assembly increased it to $14.3 billion. McKee is quibbling over a minuscule increase in his already highly inflated budget? Laughable! Both the governor and the General Assembly should be ejected from office in the 2026 election for their profligate spending. Apparently, they have never looked at the other three small New England states’ budgets. Maine, with 30% more people than Rhode Island, has a 2026 budget of $11.6B; New Hampshire, also with 30% more people, will spend only $7.9B; while Vermont’s 683,000 people will spend $9.1B. Both the governor and the General Assembly should visit these states and find out how they manage to run their states without bankrupting the taxpayers. And, by the way, the three states mentioned generally fare far better than Rhode Island in measurable achievements – from road and bridge conditions to educational outcomes. For Rhode Island taxpayers, this is laughable but not funny! Lonnie Barham Warwick more

To the Editor: Col. Bradford E. Connor, Warwick’s former chief of police, and Joseph H. Crowley, a member of Mayor Picozzi’s School Budget Commission, have different ideas as to how best … more

To the Editor: If you are one of the thousands of Rhode Islanders with a Medicare Advantage plan through UnitedHealthcare, beware: As of July 1, 2025, the following Brown … more

To the Editor: It is always safe to assume that one has chosen the right path when the keyboard warrior  “A.H.” Liddle takes time to belligerently chastise them in the Warwick … more

To the Editor:   I like Kim Izzi. I think she does a good job as principal at St. Rose of Lima School in Warwick. That is why I feel obligated to push back against the devious and … more

To the Editor: As I turn 75, I have a wealth of wisdom that I didn’t possess many years ago. I was baptized on the Fourth of July and have always kidded that I am, therefore, a … more

To the Editor: Bob Sweeney seems to suggest that there is a moral equivalence between the National Guard and Marines deployed to restore law and order in Los Angeles and the rioters and … more

To the Editor: With National Guard and Marines being deployed in downtown Los Angeles, the scene is now ripe for serious and possibly fatal incidents. These demonstrations could spread to other … more

To the Editor: The Coast Guard is planning to eliminate many navigational buoys in Narragansett Bay, including the Patience Island Lighted Bell Buoy 8 between Patience Island and Warwick Point. … more

To the Editor:   It is with a sense of hope and great relief that I extend my appreciation to the Rhode Island House of Representatives for its courage in helping to pass H 5436A last … more

  To the Editor: The Coast Guard is planning to eliminate many navigational buoys in Narragansett Bay, including the Patience Island Lighted Bell Buoy 8 between Patience Island and Warwick … more

To the Editor: It often takes a good person with a gun to take out a bad person with a gun. That simple fact is lost on gun control advocate Emily M. Howe. (“Make weapons of war illegal in … more

To the Editor: In 2008, Andrew was born five weeks early, and instead of being able to take enough leave from work, I had to resign my position as a special education teacher. Over the course of … more

Seasons come and seasons go, Some are fast and some are slow,   But through this we all can know Love changes things. When a season seems too long Light it up with a new … more

To the Editor: I am a Warwick resident, and I am also a mom of three kids, two of whom are in school, and I am scared every day when I send them. I am scared because far too often we have seen … more

To the Editor: An open letter to “Governor” McKee and the General Assembly regarding Article 2 of H5076, i.e., the proposed FY 26 Budget. “Governor” McKee, perhaps … more

To the Editor: I own and operate a Shop N Go in Warwick, and I’m worried the proposed bottle bill could hurt Rhode Islanders – and threaten the future of my business. The bill … more

To the Editor:   At the last Warwick City Council meeting, the council voted to change the way property tax is apportioned from the current policy, where residential owners pay 57% of … more

With the recent announcement of Anchor Medical’s closure, Rhode Island is witnessing the inevitable outcome of years of unheeded warnings about our collapsing health care infrastructure. … more

To the Editor, I am writing to express my strong support for the Rhode Island Green Amendment, House Bill 5732, Senate Bill 327. Rhode Island has long been a leader in environmental … more