Dan McGowan

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Dan McGowan

Pawtucket’s big bet that low-level professional soccer will be a catalyst for development is beginning to pay off. Rhode Island FC’s highly anticipated first home game in the gorgeous Centreville Bank Stadium is May 3, and today the team at Fortuitous Partners has announced plans to build two residential buildings, along with a separate apartment complex along School Street.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Dan McGowan

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is scheduled to unveil his budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins July 1 to the City Council at 5:30 p.m., a tax-and-spending plan that he has already said will include a combination of tax hikes and other revenue generators like increases in fines and fees along with some cuts to help balance the city’s financial picture.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Dan McGowan

Health care. Housing. Higher education. Island is facing a moment of crisis across the 3 Hs – some of it self-inflicted, some of it Trump-inflicted – and it’s not clear when we’ll see light at the end of the tunnel. Start with health care. The announced closure of Anchor Medical leaves 25,000 Rhode Island patients searching for a primary care doctor, but those who have warned about the state’s primary-care provider shortage say this is only the tip of the iceberg.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Dan McGowan

Governor Dan McKee and President Donald don’t agree on very much, but they do have at least one thing in common: their job approval ratings in Rhode Island. A new poll from Morning Consult shows that 43 percent of Rhode Islanders approved of the job McKee is doing as governor and Trump is doing as president during the first quarter of 2025, but their disapproval ratings are far apart. McKee’s disapproval rating in Rhode Island was 41 percent, while Trump’s was 54 percent, according to the survey.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Dan McGowan

It’s been another wild week in Washington, D.C., so let’s end it with a little fun. The Masters marks the real start to golf season in Rhode Island, and if you’re like me, that means it’s time to start begging every friend you have to invite you to their fancy club over the next few months. But if you have more money than me but not enough to join one of the exclusive courses in the state, you can always find a tournament where your money goes to a good cause.