Just 264 votes separated moderate Aaron Guckian from MAGA candidate Elaine Pelino in the GOP gubernatorial primary as of 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, one of few races still too close to call. Guckian led Pelino by 1.1 percentage points according to preliminary and unofficial results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections. Results from ballots cast […]

Warwick businessman Vic Mellor will face Democratic U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner in November after defeating Dr. Stephen Skoly in the Republican primary for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District Wednesday. Mellor captured just over 58% of the vote, compared with Skoly’s 42%, according to unofficial results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections. Mellor, a 56-year-old […]

Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos held on to her seat, defeating four Democratic primary challengers Wednesday night with 37% of the votes just before 9 p.m., according to preliminary, unofficial results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections. The Democratic incumbent’s victory comes as her gubernatorial counterpart, Gov. Dan McKee, was trounced in his reelection bid […]

Former state cannabis regulator Kim Ahern on Wednesday won the Democratic nomination to be Rhode Island’s next attorney attorney general, defeating three other candidates including the chosen successor of the outgoing AG. Ahern received 37% of the vote in the Democratic primary, according to preliminary, unofficial results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections. Keith […]

Providence voters handed a decisive win to progressive Rep. David Morales over the capital city’s pragmatic incumbent Brett Smiley in Wednesday’s Democratic mayoral primary. Morales captured 57% of the vote to Smiley’s 43% after polls closed at 8 p.m. according to unofficial results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections. The 27-year-old democratic socialist will […]

This story will be updated Gov. Dan McKee won’t be in office to see through his promised “day of reckoning” over the Washington Bridge closure, after losing his reelection bid to Democratic challenger Helena Buonanno Foulkes on Wednesday, according to preliminary, unofficial results.  Foulkes had 62% of votes, compared with McKee’s 38%, with more than […]

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed on Wednesday secured the Democratic nomination to pursue a sixth term in office, defeating two long-shot progressive challengers in Rhode Island’s primary. Reed, 76, secured roughly 76% among Democratic primary voters, according to unofficial results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections. Connor Burbridge, a 31-year-old elder care worker, received 14% […]

At least half a dozen polling sites in Providence opened late on primary day due to unexpected staffing shortages, according to the Rhode Island Board of Elections. The capital city hired 480 people to staff polling sites across the city. But more than 100 of them called out sick, or simply didn’t show up Wednesday […]

Up and down the ballot, the incumbent advantage is at risk today in Rhode Island’s primaries. If polls, campaign cash and endorsements piling up behind Helena Buonanno Foulkes prove an accurate predictor, Democratic Gov. Dan McKee could be the first incumbent to lose his primary reelection bid in Rhode Island in more than 30 years. […]

The University of Rhode Island (URI) is looking to the stars — and beyond — for its annual fall lecture series this year. For the 2026 edition of the yearly Honors Colloquium, the Kingston campus is inviting a dozen scientists, astronauts and other guests whose expertise covers all things outside Earth’s orbit to give lectures […]

More Rhode Islanders than ever before are casting ballots early at designated in-person polling sites open before the Sept. 9 primary, according to the Rhode Island Department of State’s online turnout tracker. The 32,575 early, in-person ballots cast as of noon Tuesday — with four hours to go — is nearly double the 16,900 early, […]

Children who lose a close family member grieve differently than adults, and their grief changes as they grow. A loss experienced at 8 can take on an entirely different meaning at 12, 16 or 25. A child can be deeply sad and still want to swim, make art, play games and laugh with friends. HopeHealth […]

The missed call log in Dr. Eric Bai’s iPhone has a sea of phone numbers with unfamiliar area codes. Some of them are likely from pollsters wanting to ask him about the upcoming Rhode Island primary elections.  A few times, he’s answered only to end up staying on the line to complete a survey. “I […]

On paper, Rhode Island does not share many characteristics with the ruby-red states of the South. Yet when it comes to one important measure of electoral democracy, Rhode Island feels very similar: Too many elections offer voters little or no meaningful choice. After the primary on Wednesday, Sept. 9, many Rhode Islanders will already know […]

With just five days to go before the primary, the two Republican candidates hoping to seize Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District seat in November met for their first, and last, debate at WJAR NBC 10’s Cranston studio on Friday afternoon. Vic Mellor, 56, and Dr. Stephen Skoly, 70, joined moderator Gene Valicenti to tape a […]

This article first appeared on CT Mirror and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Throughout most of her 40 years living on Old Killingly Pond, Susan Rosenstone Larrow had easy access to its placid waters, which she and her neighbors also touted as some of the clearest in the state. […]

A quiet summer overall in the Democratic primary races for attorney general and lieutenant governor has turned increasingly combative in the closing days of the campaigns. Lieutenant governor candidate Xay Khamsyvoravong on Thursday accused incumbent Sabina Matos of relying on a dark-money super PAC to keep her reelection bid afloat. Matos’ campaign has denied the […]

Republican congressional candidate Vic Mellor released a small cache of military documents online Thursday to substantiate his service record — a day after his Republican primary rival for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District seat accused him of embellishing his rank. On Wednesday, Dr. Stephen Skoly’s campaign sent an email blast to followers with questions about […]

Rhode Island’s primary care providers could see a big boost to their Medicaid reimbursements under a $16 million proposal Gov. Dan McKee pledged on Wednesday to include in his next state budget if reelected. McKee’s promise accompanied the release of a yearlong review by the Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner, which looked […]

This article first appeared on CommonWealth Beacon and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. U.S. Sen. Ed Markey cruised to a decisive victory in Massachusetts’ Democratic primary against U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, as voters soundly rejected the Salem congressman’s effort to turn the race into a referendum on Markey’s age. […]

This article first appeared on CommonWealth Beacon and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Mike Minogue, a wealthy former medical device company CEO who poured more than $15 million into his campaign, closed out a Republican gubernatorial primary race that had begun to feel more like a formality, decisively defeating […]

In 1967, Ernie Boisvert returned from Vietnam, having served about a year before he was injured in a rocket launcher attack that killed his platoon’s lieutenant. He came back to a country that was different from when he left it after being drafted at age 20. “I didn’t want to be seen with my uniform […]

Eight days out from the Sept. 9 primary, Gov. Dan McKee’s reelection campaign is attracting national attention — and not the positive kind. A clean energy super PAC funded by solar developers and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs is spending $500,000 on a pair of McKee attack ads, the group announced on Monday. The organization, Invest in […]

The Rhode Island Ethics Commission on Tuesday declined to investigate a complaint against the president of the state Senate over votes a Koch-funded Virginia nonprofit claims benefited the education union she leads. Commissioners did, however, open a separate probe into the chamber’s No. 2 Republican over allegations involving his day job as a town public […]

The seasonal swings in energy bills will be a lot bumpier this year under a series of extra charges and discounts authorized by state utility regulators. The upshot: Rhode Island Energy customers will have to start paying more in fees beginning Sept. 1 under a $138 million revenue plan authorized by the Rhode Island Public […]