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

Rhode Island is the only state that gives all state judges lifetime appointments without mandatory retirement or retention. Some of these people will be on the bench for 30+ years.

A nice article on Marion Niedowski and what she has done to honor both Ray and Erika. www.patriotledger.com/picture-gall...

I'm just gonna keep reposting this inane BS from Justice Kavanaugh's concurrence on the roving immigration patrol case from LA.

🗣️ Nebraska runs its own elections... not the feds! Common Cause just filed a lawsuit to ensure Nebraskans' voter data stays with Nebraska election officials, not meddling Washington bureaucrats! www.commoncause.org/nebraska/pre...

Fall is here

Summer’s end

I’m at a fundraiser in Providence and the band just introduced itself as “Dynamite Rhythm from Woonsocket” and I’m pretty sure I’m the only one who got the joke

Sometimes I agree with people, sometimes I don't!

This excellent blog post by @justinlevitt.bsky.social explains why I said this data request by the DOJ is likely itself a violation of federal law. electionlawblog.org?p=152107

And you've only got 30 more minutes to go see it today. www.ri.gov/press/view/4...

“Providing all of the data requested by the Trump DOJ may violate several federal data privacy laws and put Rhode Islanders at risk,” @johnmarion.bsky.social said. “This is a fishing expedition by an admin. that continues to deny the results of the 2020 election.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/16/m...

And by a lot going on I mean go see our Bill of Rights while we still have them, and do what you can to preserve them

There’s a lot going on at the moment, but if you have a chance I recommend going to see Rhode Island’s copy of the Bill of Rights that is on display at the State Archives for today, Constitution Day. They even have Washington’s cover letter. 33 Broad Street in Providence.

🚨 New working paper alert 🚨 Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️ In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...

If I had time today I would have made one of my little social media videos about this article. This was one of the most self-serving pieces of legislation I've seen pass our state legislature.

Someone just finished an email to me (sent at 10 am on Wednesday) with "Have a good weekend." Not sure how I feel about that.

Why is it important new citizens be offered the opportunity to register? Here from one directly.

Glad to see this getting some coverage--just when we should be welcoming people into our democracy this administration is trying to prevent them from exercising their right to vote.

Did you really go for a gravel ride in RI if you didn’t ride through the Swamp Meadow covered bridge?

There are A LOT of vacancies in various courts in Rhode Island. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p... If you want a primer on how we fill vacancies, and some of the problems with that system, here's a piece I wrote back in 2010. docs.rwu.edu/cgi/viewcont...

More railroad relics for @dariaphoebe.com

Bald eagle on this morning’s ride

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#DEVELOPING: Cranston City Council president Jessica Marino and city council attorney Stephen Angell both resigned Wednesday evening after receiving backlash for their romantic relationship. More details as we learn them: ⤵️

On this morning's ride I got my first whiff of ripe wild grapes. Maybe my favorite thing about riding a bike in coastal Rhode Island

Horse race coverage, but the horses are democracy and authoritarianism

People, I made another video. This despite getting text messages from one of my kids making fun of my last one. We're going high tech. Bought ourselves a wireless microphone. I've got props. A newspaper! A @commoncause.org mug! Anyway, please take a minute to watch and listen. Thanks.