PROVIDENCE — A federal judge in Rhode Island on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to provide full November funding for the national food stamp funding by Friday, reports my colleague @fitzprov.bsky.social.

Great read from @shurufu.bsky.social — Mamdani’s victory inspires ‘hope’ among New England Muslims www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/m...

🎙️Podcast: @reed.senate.gov warns of Trump politicizing the US military. Reed, ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, urges Republicans not to remain silent while “while the president transforms the military into his personal political tool” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/06/m...

“There aren’t words to describe … the sense of hope, that I have for the future of my children, that someone has finally been able to break that barrier.” My latest for @bostonglobe.com is about what @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s election in New York means for Muslims in New England.

NEW: Years ago, a retired nurse told @peterfneronha.bsky.social she lost her home after her hospital’s pension collapsed. Now Rhode Island’s AG is fighting to save two more hospitals — and maybe the state’s health system. My latest in this saga: @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/m...

JUST IN: Prime Healthcare execs have *confirmed* to me that state officials had reached out to Prime about these two hospitals. "We are in the early stages of reviewing the situation," their spox said. Read more: @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...

Trump says he won’t make any SNAP payments until shutdown ends. Tuesday's statement comes as plaintiffs have filed a motion in federal court in RI seeking full SNAP payments for November. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...

SCOOP: Another health system may be eyeing two cash-strapped hospitals in Rhode Island as Prospect Medical Holdings, their bankrupt parent company based in California, recently threatened to close the two hospitals down. See which one: @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...

SCOOP: Days after Prospect Medical Holdings signaled plans to shut down its two safety-net hospitals in Rhode Island, the CEO of the nonprofit trying to buy them says it’s not walking away from the deal. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/m...

Trump administration will tap contingency funds to make partial SNAP payments. But the US Department of Agriculture has refused to dip into other funds to make full food stamp payments for November www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/m...

Federal judge in R.I. responds to Trump administration, spells out where to find funding for SNAP payments. Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. gave the administration until Monday make full November SNAP payments or until Wednesday to make partial payments www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/m...

“There is no doubt, and it is beyond argument, that irreparable harm will begin to occur, if it hasn’t already occurred in the terror it has caused some people about the availability of funding for food for their family,” US District Court in Rhode Island Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. said.

NEW: Prospect Medical Holdings is looking to shut down Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence and Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence by the end of the year, the latest blow to the two safety-net hospitals. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/m...

Complaint filed with R.I. attorney general over antisemitic hazing on football team. Elected officials and faith leaders decried the incident, while the superintendent issued a statement without explaining why players were reinstated. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/m...

“It is really, really scary. I genuinely do not know how to feed my family next month, my children.” How one Boston mom is bracing for SNAP cuts.

@amandamilkovits.bsky.social said she is not sure if the house is haunted. “But I’m telling you, I don’t know what it was that walked up behind me. I know what I heard. I know what I felt.” And, she said, “There are things you just can’t explain.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/m...

A union representing the cleaning staff at T.F. Green International Airport said 12 of those jobs are expected to be cut after the total number of monthly working hours were slashed during the process to contract a new janitorial services vendor for the airport. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/m...

🎙️Podcast: On the eve of Halloween, haunting tales from ‘The Conjuring’ house. @globeri.bsky.social reporter @amandamilkovits.bsky.social entered the old farmhouse as a skeptic, but emerged unable to explain some things she saw and heard www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/m...

and meet all 8 candidates vying for citywide seats on the Boston City Council, in this roundup by my colleagues @anjalihuynh.bsky.social @shurufu.bsky.social Sadaf Tokhi and Katie Muchnick www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/m...

STORY: With Wu’s slated victory, all eyes are on the city council’s at-large race. Will voters show up to the polls? #bospoli My latest for @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/m...

Thank you so much for this recognition. Shoutout to my editors and colleagues at the @bostonglobe.com and @globeri.bsky.social for their continued support and encouragement.

SCOOP: A long-empty parking lot could soon be transformed into dozens of affordable housing units in a project that Mayor Smiley describes as a “different way to subsidize” housing in the city that could become a model for future development. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/m...

The signs posted on either side of the Washington Bridge make a bold statement: the replacement of the westbound bridge is “on time” and “on budget.” Rhode Islanders aren’t buying it. Is that message “from The Onion?” @peterneronha.bsky.social asked. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/23/m...

Amid instances of National Guard troops moving into American cities, New England voters share their perspectives with the @bostonglobe.com about the move and how they feel about the state of crime in their communities.

My colleague @julianbenbow.bsky.social looks at the Aces latest championship and examines the question of whether they are a @wnba.com dynasty. Three titles in four years is a pretty good argument.

Months into President Trump’s effort to make sure more goods are made in the US, businesses that are already making things in the country are trapped in a dizzying gyre of uncertainty. “Everything that comes from overseas is in turmoil. The whole supply chain is in flux,” one manufacturer said.

NEW: The Trump administration recently cut funding to Rhode Island for special education teacher training, part of the ongoing effort to root out DEI "The word ‘diversity’ has been weaponized in such a way that it’s become a political grenade." Read more in @globeri.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com

For decades, Brown University's Peter Howitt has quietly shaped the way the world understands progress. Today, he received the ultimate recognition for his work: He was among three awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/13/m...

New: A federal judge in RI blocked HHS & HUD from imposing restrictions targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and transgender people on federal grants aiding youth, the homeless, and survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/10/m...

NEW: ‘It’s extortion’: Brown faculty resist White House bid to reshape higher education w/ @stephmachado.bsky.social for @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/09/m...

Here are the key changes related to Providence police interactions with ICE that are up for a vote next week: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/m...

NEW from me: At R.I.’s ‘Conjuring’ house, a new fear for the paranormal community: Losing it entirely www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/m...

By @shurufu.bsky.social -- Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president talks about tariffs, jobs, and why inflation is ‘still elevated’ www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/07/b...

I read through cases at Portland’s Rent Board, where one landlord tried to get around the rent control limits by charging a tenant $310 a month to use the porch attached to their unit (the rent board sided with the tenant)

Neronha suggested the governor’s job was not one that he longed for, telling the Globe, “I like being the hunter, not the hunted.” @fitzprov.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/03/m...

NEW: The Trump administration asked nine top-tier universities to sign a “compact” pledging to uphold Trump’s political priorities in order to receive priority for federal funding. How is it different compared to Brown’s agreement with Trump? 👇 @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/02/m...

NEW: The non-profit that agreed to buy two cash-strapped hospitals in Rhode Island is struggling to raise the money to complete the purchase, putting the transaction at risk. The fate of thousands of patients and 3,000 employees hang in the balance. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/02/m...

In a road race, every second counts. Just ask Christopher Bessin, a Rhode Island runner who just missed qualifying for the 2026 Boston Marathon by one second. By @fitzprov.bsky.social.

R.I. runner misses Boston Marathon qualifying time by 1 heartbreaking second. “It’s like being off by one number from the Powerball jackpot,” said Christopher Bessin, an East Providence runner known as “Chris B. Peace and Love” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/01/m...

@helenabfoulkes.bsky.social leads @govdanmckee.bsky.social, 35% to 19%, in UNH poll of RI governor's race. “Ocean State Poll” found 24% approve of McKee’s job performance while 71% disapprove, with many citing his “handling of transportation/infrastructure.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/29/m...

NEW: "Nobody was hiding the report," Gov. Dan McKee says amid firestorm surrounding audit of the Washington Bridge, kept from public view for a year and a half House and Senate leaders say they may haul in DOT Director Alviti to testify under oath www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/29/m...

NEW: Should Providence regulate rent prices? Should Brown be paying more to the city? Who do you support for mayor in 2026? I asked the candidates for Providence's Ward 2 special election five questions. Here's what they said: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/29/m...

I love libraries and stories about libraries. This one by my colleague @amandamilkovits.bsky.social about how post-Covid, libraries have become more than just a place to borrow books is a gem.

🎙️R.I. health leaders set the record straight on Tylenol, vaccines and autism. On the #RIReport podcast, RWU’s Jacquline Cottle and RI Public Health Institute’s Amy Nunn weigh in on public health matters ranging from COVID-19 shots to measles outbreaks to food dyes www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/25/m...

Judge Smith: “States rely on these grants for billions in disaster relief & public safety funds that cannot be replaced by state revenues. Denying such funding if states refuse to comply with vague immigration requirements leaves them with no meaningful choice.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/24/m...

Even before scientists start putting their work under microscopes, Ocean State Labs, RI’s first life science incubator, came into focus on Wednesday as lab leaders and state officials unveiled five inaugural companies who will begin work there early next year. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/24/m...

In Warwick, federal Reserve chairman warns: ‘No risk-free path’ amid cooling job market, inflation From @shurufu.bsky.social: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/23/m...

Today, marks 24 years since the attacks of 9/11 that killed nearly 3,000 people in the US, the consequences of which still reverberate to this day. This piece that published on Sept. 12, 2001 stands out to me on how that day unfolded and represents the power of journalism to capture history.

@billkole.bsky.social reacted to the shooting of Charlie Kirk, saying, “Gun violence of any kind and political violence of any kind has no place in the US. Full stop.” He said he disagreed with most of what Kirk had to say. “But he had every right to say it." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/11/m...

With the labor market getting weaker, the hiring process has become the latest battle ground for AI infiltrating important parts of the economy, reports @ampressman.bsky.social.