Scoop: Globe Rhode Island's @alexagagosz.bsky.social has the details here -- > www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/30/m...

So proud of @globeri.bsky.social! Congrats to @amandamilkovits.bsky.social @danmcgowan.bsky.social @fitzprov.bsky.social @alexagagosz.bsky.social @carlosrmunoz.bsky.social @shurufu.bsky.social @stephmachado.bsky.social @chrisgavin.bsky.social @mariacap.bsky.social for 43 RI Press Association wins!

WATCH: A special on-location of Newsmakers from Washington Superior Court to break down the criminal trial of Aaron Thomas. I'm joined by @elisherman.bsky.social & @amandamilkovits.bsky.social Huge h/t to videogrpahers Johnny Villella and Kyle Kane. www.wpri.com/news/newsmak...

Aaron Thomas, former North Kingstown High basketball coach, is back on stand for 2nd day of cross-examination in the "naked fat tests." Follow along here for live posts:

Thank you to all the guests who came to tonight’s Rhode Island Report Live. The full broadcast will be available Thursday at Globe.com/RI!

After his wife died of cancer, Scott Naso's in-laws wanted unsupervised visits with their granddaughter. He refused. Family court in Rhode Island ordered the visits anyway, and the toddler began to spiral. Who gets to decide what’s best for the child?

@bostonglobe.com: three pages on historic #handsoff rallies from Saturday. @providencejournal.bsky.social: zero. When does ProJo go to bed, on Thursdays?

Harrison Tuttle addresses protesters and leads a “Tax the rich!” chant in Kennedy Plaza. #TrumpMuskprotest

Huge line going into downtown. #TrumpMuskprotest

Thousands of people are marching through the streets of Providence as part of the #HandsOff2025 anti-Trump protests

Protest signs outside Hope High School in #PVD as part of the #HandsOff2025 anti-Trump protests

I don't think I've seen a protest this large in Rhode Island before.

A look from the City Hall steps in Providence of protesters in Kennedy Plaza this afternoon. The protest began at noon at Hope High School and marched to City Hall. #TrumpMuskProtest

Protest signs abundant.

Massive protest in Providence against Trump administration and Elon Musk.

If you work or recently worked for the federal government (or are otherwise engaged in politics) and have something you'd like to share anonymously, you can reach me on Signal here: tinyurl.com/3ex3wshr

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. aid workers around the world scrambled Wednesday to pack up households or take children out of school under a sudden Trump administration order that pulled almost all of them off the job and out of the field.

NEW: The @rifoodbank.bsky.social is raising alarm about rising food insecurity as the organization is set to potentially get a $250K cut in Gov. McKee's proposed budget "We’re very fearful about what’s coming" from Washington, the nonprofit's leader says www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/30/m...

Not every Kennedy opposes RFK Jr. @danmcgowan.bsky.social of @globeri.bsky.social talks to former R.I. Congressman Patrick Kennedy about his controversial cousin, who is Trump's pick for HHS secretary --> www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/28/m...

The RI Senate votes down resolution congratulating President Trump Here’s the text, which was read aloud: webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/Bil...

While a memo from the Trump administration said programs such as Head Start would not be affected, Children’s Friend in RI, a Head Start program, said they were unable to draw down federal funds to make payroll this week www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/28/m...

The analogy I can't shake right now...it's like someone from first class stepping into a cockpit mid-flight, turning all of the switches off despite not knowing what any of them do, and then seeming surprised when the plane starts to nosedive. www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/f...

Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

Fast facts on federal 💰💰 in RI 37% of the $13.96b state budget is federally funded (or $5.067b) in the current fiscal year Over half of federal funds goes to Medicaid (56% or $2.8b) Other big federal pots are SNAP ($360m) and highway ($347m) h/t RI House Fiscal Office

The James Beard 2025 restaurant and chef award semifinalists list is out. And Rhode Island has a lot to celebrate. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/22/l...

Rhode Island immigrants are on edge. But Governor Dan McKee said, "there has been “no evidence” ICE raids in Rhode Island. “People are worried. People are afraid,” said the executive director of the Latino Policy Institute.

A former Providence mayor has a vision to beautify the city’s downtown. ✨ What do you think the heart of the city needs to give it boost?

🎙️@riaclu.bsky.social considering First Amendment lawsuit over roped-off rotunda. On #RIReport podcast ACLU’s Steven Brown and BLMRI PAC 's @harrisontuttle.bsky.social criticize Gov. McKee for blocking off State House rotunda, a traditional place for public protest www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/21/m...

President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship clearly violates the 14th Amendment. I will join my colleague from CT and elsewhere in bringing suit. Stay tuned.

Turns out calling it the "Gulf of Mexico" is woke. (It's been called that since 1672.)

One J6er in N.H. says she's not sure what the pardon entails, but believes "there should be investigations and compensation for my prison sentence and for defamation of character and slander.” @amandamilkovits.bsky.social has more for @globenh.bsky.social --> www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/20/m...

President Trump said he was pardoning about 1,500 defendants and issuing six commutations, delivering on promise to release those who tried to help him overturn his 2020 defeat. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/20/m...

Trump, in inaugural address: "We are going to bring law and order back to our cities." Trump at 8 p.m.: Pardons 1,500 January 6 rioters, including those convicted of seditious conspiracy like the former leader of The Proud Boys and the founder of Oath Keepers. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/20/m...

The @globeri.bsky.social staff has put together a great list of Rhode Island items that would make terrific holiday gifts. ☑️ Click here for the Rhode Island-made gift guide.

URI graduate Patrick Fealey was living in his car with his dog, driving from place to place along the Rhode Island coast. Then a Narragansett family read about his plight, tracked him down, and helped him get back on his feet. Patrick Fealey's story: qrcd.org/7Y34

☀️ Globe Columnist @danmcgowan.bsky.social McGowan was up super early to chat with Patrick Little on @wpri12.bsky.social “12 News This Morning” about today’s edition of Rhode Map. You can watch the segment here.

By @amandamilkovits.bsky.social -- ‘I wish they could apologize’: Man cleared of murder in Pawtucket cold-case death receives seven-figure settlement www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/26/m...

Don’t mistake the terrible injustice done to Mr. Monteiro as a one-off situation. For stories from just this past year or so, google Mack Blackie, Joseph Ricci, or Terrel Barros — you’ll see how police and prosecutorial misconduct is not a one-time thing in Rhode Island.

psychologically speaking, it is very interesting that so many people look up at the sky and around at their surroundings and decide how America is doing based on who controls the White House *when absolutely no policy change has happened yet* https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/11/22/america…

⚽ Rhode Island is a soccer town this weekend -- Rhode Map by @danmcgowan.bsky.social @rhodeislandfc.bsky.social has a shot at glory tomorrow when it takes on the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in the USL Final on Saturday at noon www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/22/m...

What will a second Trump term mean for the Freedom of Information Act? The law itself is likely to stand, but experts expect a surge in requests, longer delays, and more court dates. www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/what...

Bluesky 🤝 Globe RI 🌊 We're going to start sharing some of our work here. Tell us what you’re interested in reading/seeing/asking our reporters about. While you're at it, here's a list of our staff at Globe RI who are active on this site. Give them a follow. go.bsky.app/JBL5E6q

I wrote about the things I think are missing from the Dem discourse: 1) scope of the losses (you'd think this was 1984) 2) how media struggles to explain a second Trump win; easier to yell at Dems 3) there might not be a grand theory. it might be uninformed voters' vibes. njour.nl/s/726851?unl...

Homelessness hit an all-time high in Rhode Island this year, increasing by nearly 35% compared to 2023. That’s according to the state’s federally-mandated Point of Time Count that took place in January. @globeri.bsky.social @bostonglobe.bsky.social

What is next for these Rhode Islanders as their tenure in the Biden administration comes to an end with the president set to leave the White House, asks Dan McGowan. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/18/m...

Rhode Island is in a wildfire risk zone right now because of the drought, strong winds, and lack of rain. To stay safe, please follow the fire bans, keep your cars off dry grass, and be extra careful if handling anything that could start a fire.

There are roughly 82 wildfires burning in Massachusetts this morning:

The Town Council in Burrillville, R.I., has voted against renewing the entertainment license for “The Conjuring House,” the supposedly haunted farmhouse that has been enshrouded in controversy in recent months, www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/19/m...

From giant companies to local businesses, many executives have been rethinking their return-to-office requirements after a year of relative stability. And while many major office employers show no signs of budging, evidence of a changing mood is starting to pile up.