STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode … more

On 2 May, along with many Rhode Islanders, I witnessed Senate Finance Committee hearings concerning the options relating to restoration of COLAs for retired state workers and teachers. In typical … more

By JOHN HOWELL The tale of a former city employee who elected to retire when the late Mayor Joseph Solomon reduced staff so that a younger worker wouldn't be laid off has inspired Mayor Frank Picozzi to seek legislation enabling city retirees to work more

By REPS. JULIE A. CASIMIRO and THOMAS E. NORET In July, the General Assembly recognized that the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) was suffering from a staffing crisis. We knew this crisis was severely negatively impacting our state's more

By ARDEN BASTIA Former Gov. Gina Raimondo set a lofty goal - get 70 percent of the state's working-age population to hold a postsecondary degree or equivalent credentials by 2025. Dr. Shannon Gilkey, the state's new commissioner of postsecondary more

To the Editor: The COVID-19 crisis has changed our lives. Social gatherings, parades, concerts, and sporting events have all been canceled this past year. Holidays like Thanksgiving look very different than they have in the past, and many family members more