Two hours later… “We stole two on the hammer”

Wednesday, February 11th at 11:50 am ET

Okay, take a guess where I am?

For Rhode Island political twitter refugees, @wjdennen.dev has recreated his RI Government Bot and I couldn’t be happier.

Should public board members be allowed to Zoom in to vote? East Providence lawmaker says yes. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/29/s...

It's striking how Central Falls has turned over both the police report and the body camera footage and Pawtucket has (once again) dug in and refused to release the legally-required arrest report, and now somehow developed a novel legal theory that the report isn't subject to disclosure.

Rolling this out today: Meet the dozens and dozens of athletes in the 2026 Winter Olympics with connections to New England. apps.bostonglobe.com/2026/sports/...

#NEW: 2030 Apportionment Forecast based on 2025 Census Bureau Population Estimates (January 27, 2026). Forecast prepared by Dr. Jonathan Cervas (CMIST) at Carnegie Mellon University

R.I. advocates backing separate bill to make crash data public. The Department of Transportation refuses to release traffic accident data, but the Providence Streets Coalition says 42 other states make such information public. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/27/m...

Can confirm this. And, of course, sidewalks too.

In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis. AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including: "Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"

Last night the Judicial Nominating Commission submitted three names to Governor McKee for consideration as Presiding Justice of the Superior Court (a job that is about, among other things, the administration of courtrooms) and they did not ask any of the three applicants a single question.

It’s @samghoward.riliberator.com day at the State House

Year 18

Luge time

I just want you people to know I'm going to a luge race tomorrow.

Here's the source of the pdf. riag.ri.gov/press-releas...

Attorney General Neronha, law enforcement partners announce death of suspect in Brown University mass shooting: www.riag.ri.gov/press-releases/attorney-general-neronha-law-enforcement-partners-announce-death-suspect-brown

Rhode Island: where you know the two people behind you in the airport security line and one of them represents you in Congress

🚨BREAKING: We just filed to intervene in the Trump DOJ’s lawsuit against RI Secretary of State Gregg Amore. The Trump DOJ is seeking access to the sensitive personal information of Rhode Island voters - and we will NOT let that happen. Support us at www.commoncause.org/rhode-island... ⬅️

BREAKING: We’re representing Common Cause to intervene in the federal government’s attempt to obtain RI voters’ personal info. This is a matter of protecting our data from potential misuse — like disenfranchising voters or making data more vulnerable to hackers. www.riaclu.org/news/common-...

Reapportionment watch: It looks like the Census Bureau's annual population estimates for states (which normally come out in late December) will come out in January instead this time around. www.census.gov/programs-sur...

FYI, luge season has started, and it's an Olympic year! www.youtube.com/live/F1bq52U...

The League of RI Businesses has an 'unprecedented’ 40 PAC strategy that lets business group skirt campaign finance donation limits. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/11/25/h...

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to discuss how it will handle a North Dakota case and a Mississippi case on whether private individuals and groups — whose lawsuits have been the main way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act’s Section 2 — can keep suing. ICYMI:

Superior Court intern mistakenly targeted by ICE in PVD today, per RI Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Suttell

Pawtucket's soccer stadium gets The New York Times treatment www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/r...

The Rhode Island Board of Elections is using a new results reporting website. Curious what people think of it. results.enr.clarityelections.com/RI/Rhode_Isl...

RESULT: Maine voters reject Question 1, a ballot measure that would have implemented a barrage of new voting restrictions, especially for mail voting.

Rhode Island has not sent a voter list maintenance mailing to all active registered voters in over 15 years. That changes as early as Monday, Nov 3. rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/all-r...

Governor Daniel J. McKee announced his appointment of Rebecca Partington and Ajie Saho to serve on the Judicial Nominating Commission. He also appointed David A. Holley to the JNC from a list of nominees submitted by the Senate Minority Leader.

I was today years old when I learned saying, "I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of that information" is called a Glomar response, named for a CIA ship used to recover a lost Soviet submarine en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomar_...

Things I forgot almost happened in Rhode Island

Townie Pride

Behind every courtroom decision is a story about how judges get there. Don’t miss #Law401’s new episode, “Picking Judges: Who Really Gets to Sit on the Bench?” 🎧Tune in to learn how you can help make RI's judicial selection process fair and transparent. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Why do people keep subscribing me to their Substacks without my asking them to?

We had another wonderful #OutRiding event to honor the memory of Erika Niedowski. Thank you to everyone who joined and also to those who have contributed to her scholarship fund. erikaniedowski.org/erikas-ride/

Tomorrow, 9 am. Ride, run, walk. Your distance, your pace. No RSVP, just join us. Blackstone Valley Bike Path off Front St in Lincoln. After, we'll go to Public House on Front St for coffee.

I must have missed their call again this year...

It's a little rainy today but the weather for Saturday looks great! You're invited, join us! erikaniedowski.org/erikas-ride

Earlier today, Rep. Cherie Cruz hosted a visit and legislative session for participants and staff of the Garden Time Green Reentry Program, which prepares incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals for the workforce.

@phileil.bsky.social not sure why this makes me think of you

What I did this morning...

Soak it in

6:42 pm on a Friday

Maybe it’s just me, but they buried the lede. A new open government website!!

“Amore’s capital request attaches an additional ask for $800,000 to revamp the state’s OpenGov portal, which hosts state directories of public officials, open meetings, municipal and state boards and commission, and other civic and government information.” rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/25/a...

Here's a niche request. I need access to a 3D printer to make a really simple part for my bike. Anyone know of a place in PVD that could help? www.thingiverse.com/thing:7119429

They need to invent a better word than soaked to describe my shoes right now