Accessibility and safety upgrades and even some new masonry and roofing will be among the facility improvements arts and culture organizations will be able to make this year thanks to Rhode Island voters. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/21/r...

ICYMI: Rent stabilization? Rent control? Whatever name you choose for the Providence City Council’s much-anticipated measure to regulate apartment prices, the ordinance has finally entered into public view. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/20/r...

McKee's record-high proposed FY27 state budget taxes millionaires but offers aid for health insurance, energy bills and child care. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/15/u...

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon makes pitstop in politically friendly West Greenwich on her ‘Returning Education to the States Tour.’ By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/12/u...

Complaints pile up as R.I. Department of Administration rolls out new payroll system after six years of planning. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/09/s...

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley will be asking the General Assembly for an increase in the PILOT base rate and a new authority to take over the Crook Point Bridge, among other wish list items. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/07/p...

Budget uncertainty, fate of hospitals and healing after Brown tragedy will test General Assembly over the next six months. We bring you coverage from the first day of the 2026 legislative session. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social & @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/06/l...

“We got him.” Suspected Brown mass shooter, also suspect in MIT physicist’s killing, found dead in New Hampshire storage facility. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social and @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/12/18/p...

Suspected Brown mass shooter found dead in N.H. storage facility; linked to MIT physicist’s killing rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/12/18/p...

Late Sunday night surprise...‘We have not yet solved this case.’ Officials say person of interest to be released. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/12/14/w...

Police withhold details on Brown mass shooting suspect; investigators search Coventry hotel rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/12/14/p...

DCYF wants to take ownership of the former campus of St. Mary’s Home for Children, the nonprofit that ran the psychiatric care campus which closed its doors in August 2024 after a year of scandals and accusations of chaos and abuse. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/12/10/d...

For the first time, state housing officials will take an active role in gathering data for the annual census of Rhode Island’s unhoused population likely in late January. via @rhodeislandcurrent.com

UPDATED piece on today's SNAP hearing: "The number of viewers watching the court’s livestream on YouTube climbed steadily upward over the half-hour, from about 261 to 570, coinciding with an increasing sternness from McConnell." rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/11/06/r...

UPDATED: McKee OKs $6M in funding to replace federal food benefits — far short of what RI needs rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/10/28/m...

“I hope that the series makes everyone think … ‘Would I have been a patriot? Would I be willing to fight for my beliefs?'" Bloody bloody "American Revolution": Dark story comes to light in latest Ken Burns project. From @ohnocastro.bsky.social via @rhodeislandcurrent.com

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns highlights the nation’s complicated history during Rhode Island State House visit Thursday ahead of next month’s PBS series premiere. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/10/16/b...

New @ric-cyberinst.bsky.social cyber range at @rhodeislandcollege.bsky.social offers students a safe space for close encounters with bad actors. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/10/15/n...

Tuesday is the deadline to make the move to Microsoft’s latest OS or put temporary fix in place. Here’s how local and state government IT officials are preparing. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/10/13/t...

Brown University economist Peter Howitt shares Nobel Prize for work focused on how new technologies brought in by disruptive outsiders to shake up the status quo succeed in ultimately becoming the status quo. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/10/13/b...

NEW: A big ol' story I've been working on about the end of support for Windows 10. 💻🤖💐🪦

A dive into this year's 2025 RICAS: Some lessons from Mississippi, and of course some friendly rivalry with the Commonwealth rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/10/02/r...

From myself and @ohnocastro.bsky.social: Renovations at T.F. Green will require the removal of an abstract public sculpture and two boats on display, only one of them seaworthy. The people who made them are at different stages of acceptance. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/29/l...

Congratulations, @ohnocastro.bsky.social, first place winner of an A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism! rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/rhode...

Here are the five life science companies selected as inaugural tenants of the new Ocean State Health Labs, set to officially open early next year on in Providence ... By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/24/f...

Performing arts groups celebrate as R.I. federal judge strikes down NEA grant restrictions rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/22/p...

R.I. Reps urge House to drop ‘Trump Grants’ rebrand of new Pell Grant rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/r-i-r...

More Rhode Island children lived in poverty in 2024, new data shows rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/18/m...

Roller coaster may continue for NIH-funded program at URI that supports students in biomedicine or engineering fields. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/16/o...

Court filings show Deloitte claimed it has no obligation to those whose personal info was hacked in the RIBridges data breach. But now a settlement appears to be in the works. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/12/s...

No time like the present to change lobbyist gift rules, open government advocates tell Rhode Island Ethics Commission at public hearing Tuesday. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com?p=24604

Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission opens screening portal for social equity retail license applicants. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/08/29/c...

Rhode Island elevates risk level to high after West Nile Virus-infected mosquitoes found in Johnston, East Providence and Cranston. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/west-...

Brown University Health posts $3.8M Q3 operating loss as it continues to lose money on Fall River and Taunton hospitals. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/08/28/b...

U.S. labor secretary gives thanks to Cranston firefighters but takes no questions from press. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/08/28/u...

Five hours after DCYF declared its Providence headquarters bat-free Friday, there was another bat sighting on the second floor of the five-story building. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/08/23/h...

Unpaid suspension starts Monday for state prosecutor recorded on body camera footage telling Newport police officers they were going to regret arresting, Rhode Island Office of Attorney General confirms. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/08/22/a...

The Butler Hospital strike is over. What’s next for the hospital’s finances? rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/08/19/t...

Walked a mile in @krish-eh.bsky.social's shoes today and covered the big RIPTA vote rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/08/07/r...

Genomic sequencers by Illumina — which will pay $9.8 million to settle a whistleblower suit — were widely used by federal agencies and grantees, including URI researchers. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/08/01/w...

The Providence City Council voted Thursday night to defeat a proposal crafted that would have leased a vacant building to charter school Excel Academy. But on Friday morning, the former Carl G. Lauro Elementary School was not exactly vacant. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/07/25/c...

democracyforward.org lawyer argues Trump administration’s new policies for HUD, Health and Human Services grants cause ‘immediate harm' in Providence federal court hearing Thursday By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/07/24/j...

R.I. DCYF could lose the Providence headquarters it has called home for over two decades if the department can’t secure state approval of a new 10-year lease by the end of July. By @krish-eh.bsky.social & @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/07/22/s...

Did you notice these ads meant to sway lawmakers against passing the new 340B protections? Well I did some digging on the group behind them. Read here: rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/07/14/b...

Rhode Island dropped to 19th in the latest national ranking of child wellbeing, falling behind every other New England state. via @rhodeislandcurrent.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ri-d...

R.I. House passes legislation that aims to stop drug manufacturer discrimination against hospitals and health centers enrolled in the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program.. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/06/20/r...

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A rare instance of a Saturday newslettah by yours truly

Rhode Island saw its lowest number of fatal drug overdoses since 2020, according to health department data presented to the Governor’s Overdose Task Force on Wednesday. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/06/12/r...

Last minute complication for the R.I. House Finance Committee’s fiscal 2026 state budget preparations Tuesday: The state Department of Education may soon have to pay $1.86 million to settle a class action lawsuit. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/06/11/r...