Welcome to March, the run-up to spring, and another edition of my Friday column. Your thoughts and tips are always welcome at idonnis (at) ripr (dot) org. Let's head in:
Saul Kaplan, head of the Business Innovation Factory, says Rhode Island has the necessary assets for a thriving economy. Part of the challenge, he says, is transforming the state's small size from an obstacle into a benefit.
Rhode Island's controversial Voter ID law -- which attracted a a lot of attention after it passed in 2011 -- could be headed for changes, including repeal.
A bill sponsored by Senator Gayle Goldin (D-Providence) to repeal the law is set to be discussed during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing later today.
Brown University's new poll is full of findings that, on the surface, are familiar and not particularly surprising. Yet they do point to some larger messages:
The list of potential implications to RI is long if the so-called sequestration kicks in: from longer lines at the airport to job loss to less educational research. Scott MacKay reviews what might be in our future.
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