Gov. Dan McKee’s pick to join the Rhode Island Supreme Court will face his initial vetting before state lawmakers next week, with questions about his past views on abortion already emerging as a central issue in the confirmation process. Luis M. Matos, who was selected by McKee in August to fill the seat vacated by […]

Former Rhode Island Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Charest should avoid talking business with his former colleagues, as well as other state officials, for the first year in his new, private-sector gig, according to a recommendation unanimously adopted by the Rhode Island Ethics Commission Tuesday. The seven-page opinion answers the question posed by Charest, […]

A Rhode Island State Police trooper suffered minor injuries Monday morning after losing control of his motorcycle escorting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s motorcade toward Newport for his speech at the U.S. Naval War College. Tyler Chabot, who is assigned to the department’s Motorcycle Unit, was traveling east on Route 403 in North Kingstown when his […]

Marissa Diakite can’t seem to catch up. First it was electricity bills for the Pawtucket apartment she shares with her mom. The costs kept rising even as she worked more – and was home less – to try to make ends meet, she said. Now, Diakite has debt from months of partially unpaid electric bills. […]

As calls for his resignation and impeachment grow in Washington, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth came to the U.S. Naval War College in Newport Monday to announce a sweeping effort to strip military education of what he called its overly civilian influences. “This morning we strip away the comfortable veneer of academic tradition,” he told an […]

Justin Madden works as a driver for the Rhode Island Blood Center, helping to set up, operate and take down the mobile blood drives that pop up across the Ocean State. “We have a very important job,” Madden said in a recent phone interview. Madden wishes there were a few more people in his department […]

After shaping a dozen state budgets across three administrations of different political parties, Rhode Island Management and Budget Director Brian Daniels is hanging up his purple tie. Daniels, who goes by the handle @PurpleTieRI on X, is leaving his post on Dec. 11, according to an Oct. 30 resignation letter sent to Gov. Dan MCKee’s […]

Gov. Dan McKee delivered three more judicial nominations to Rhode Island Senate leaders Friday afternoon, naming two new Superior Court justices and a chief judge for the District Court. McKee nominated District Court Associate Judge Debra Saunders to become the court’s chief judge and Family Court Magistrate Denise Cassisi Finkelman and employment attorney Carly B. […]

Want to work for Governor-elect Helena Buonanno Foulkes? Or just have your great idea for improving Rhode Island carried out by her administration?  Either, or both, are available with a few clicks through separate online submission forms on helenatransition.com, Foulkes’ transition website, unveiled on Thursday.  The website and accompanying solicitation for ideas and applications for […]

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The crucial test for preelection polls is whether they broadly indicate how voters are likely to decide. By that fundamental measure, the 2026 midterm polls largely succeeded in anticipating outcomes on Election Day. If somewhat tentatively, the polls overall […]

The Rhode Island Senate returned Thursday for a rare fall session to begin the advice and consent process for eight magistrate nominations and formally read in Gov. Dan McKee’s nominee to the state’s Supreme Court. “As we convene in the Senate chamber, let us once again contemplate our reason for being here,” Sen. John Burke, […]

This story was originally published by Canary Media. Read the original version here. The offshore wind farm Revolution Wind is completely up and running — despite the Trump administration’s repeated and ongoing efforts to halt development of the $6.2 billion project. On Thursday, the Danish energy giant Ørsted said its 704-megawatt wind farm near Connecticut […]

Despite heavy rain in the weather forecast, a stretch of Interstate 195 in East Providence is scheduled to close in both directions overnight Friday as crews demolish the Potter Street Bridge. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) plans to close I-195 near the Taunton Avenue exit at 10 p.m. Friday, with all lanes expected […]

U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo was an 18-year-old field organizer for Sheldon Whitehouse’s first U.S. Senate campaign in 2006 when he celebrated inside Providence’s Biltmore Hotel as Democrats won back both chambers of Congress. Two decades later, Amo returned to the same hotel Tuesday night celebrating another Democratic takeover of Congress — one that will put […]

Democratic dominance of the Rhode Island General Assembly deepened Tuesday night, after five incumbent lawmakers — four Republicans and one independent — were ousted by challengers from the left. The results leave just 10 Republicans in the 113-member legislature, down from 14. That includes two GOP members of the 38-person Senate, and 10 out of […]

Gov. Dan McKee now has to choose between two finalists to become Rhode Island’s first inspector general after a third candidate accepted another job on the West Coast. Stuart Robinson, one of three finalists recommended to McKee in September, withdrew from consideration Oct. 15, after being confirmed as first inspector general for King County, Washington. […]

Rhode Islanders OK’d three of five bond measures on Tuesday’s ballot, approving a combined $450 million in borrowing to fund projects in higher education, housing and environmental projects, while rejecting $150 million for economic development and historic preservation.  The bond package was the biggest ever put before Rhode Islanders at the ballot box. According to […]

Democratic Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos defeated Republican challenger John Loughlin to win reelection Tuesday, securing another four years in Rhode Island’s second-highest general office. Matos, 52, received 185,483 votes, or 59.21%, compared with 185,483 votes, or just under 41%, for Loughlin, 67, according to unofficial preliminary results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections as […]

Providence voters overwhelmingly approved a citizen-led proposal Tuesday night that aims to restrict municipal investments connected to severe human rights violations abroad. Question 7 received over 76% support, or 20,925 votes overall, as of 8:53 p.m., with 76 of 82 precincts reporting. “It’s an enormous demonstration of what we already knew going into the campaign, […]

Democratic General Treasurer James Diossa secured another four years in office Tuesday, easily defeating Republican challenger Micholas Credle. Diossa received 65% while Credle had 35%, according to unofficial results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections as of 9:13 p.m., with 39 cities and towns reporting Diossa, 41, a former Central Falls mayor, was first […]

Democrat Kim Ahern easily defeated Republican Alan Gordon in Tuesday’s general election to become Rhode Island’s next attorney general, succeeding term-limited incumbent Peter Neronha. The Associated Press called the race at 9:04 p.m. with an estimated 84% of the vote counted. Ahern received 66% of the vote to Gordon’s 34%, according to unofficial results from […]

David Morales will be the next mayor of Providence after defeating his Republican challenger in Tuesday’s general election. Morales received 81% of the vote to Talan’s 17%, according to unofficial results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections as of 8:34 p.m. The Associated Press called the race two minutes earlier. Morales’ victory over Republican […]

Democrat Helena Buonanno Foulkes triumphed over her general election opponents Tuesday night to become Rhode Island’s next governor. Foulkes drew more than 57% of the vote, defeating independent Ken Block by 30 points, according to preliminary unofficial results as of 8:30 p.m. GOP nominee Aaron Guckian came in third with 14%, with 41% of ballots […]

Democratic U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner held onto his seat in Tuesday’s election, defeating Republican Vic Mellor in the race for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District. Magaziner, 43, of Providence, won his third term representing a district he technically does not live in with 61.3% of the vote. Mellor, 56, a Warwick businessman and Marine veteran, […]

Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo handily defeated two opponents in Tuesday’s election to win a second full term representing Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, a race widely considered to have a solidly blue outcome. He captured 66.5% of the vote while Republican Kellie Keenan received only 29.3%. Independent Pedro DeSouza garnered only 4.1%. Polls closed […]