Update: “The consensus was, we could not get to a consensus,” AFL-CIO President Patrick Crowley said Wednesday night. “We’re taking the position to stay neutral in the governor’s race.” @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/15/t...

Familiar tensions between public and private property interests central to CRMC review of Newport Cliff Walk repair project rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/14/r...

The Rhode Island Blood Center issued an emergency declaration at 6 a.m. Monday, calling for donors to help restore supplies to ‘healthy levels.’ By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/rhode...

Wyatt Detention Facility operator has no plans to close, nor end its relationship with ICE, according to Friday's filing in Rhode Island federal bankruptcy court. By @phileil.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/13/w...

The Rhode Island Blood Center has declared a blood emergency as the state's supply has dropped below a two-day inventory. https://www.wpri.com/health/rhode-island-blood-supply-drops-to-critical-levels/ 

The odds are against independents running for office in RI. 21 candidates filed to run anyway. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/13/t...

And then there were five: Initial data show McKee, Foulkes, Block, Guckian and Pelino all poised for ballot placement after signature deadline passes at 4 p.m. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/10/s...

My latest.

Independent gubernatorial candidate Bobby Carr of Little Compton stood in front of the Dunkin’ on East Main Road in Portsmouth on Monday afternoon. In 90 minutes, he collected 12 voter signatures. He needs to clear 1,000 by Friday. By @nolanpage.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/08/i...

The United Way of Rhode Island extends energy assistance grant program to meet spike in demand. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/06/a...

NEW: The "Taylor Swift tax" went into effect today. Here's how many properties it could impact... including what the pop star my have to pay come September. www.wpri.com/target-12/ta...

Speaker after speaker denounced last week’s US Supreme Court ruling, which said the Trump administration has the authority to revoke an immigration program that allows some 330,000 people from Haiti and 6,100 people from Syria to live and work legally in the United States on humanitarian grounds.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday added Rhode Island and Massachusetts to the list of states it is suing over higher education tuition benefits for noncitizen residents. By @nolanpage.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/30/d...

Unable to reach agreement on reimbursement rates and other contract details, Brown University Health and United Healthcare are ending their contract for Medicare Advantage patients as of Tuesday. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/30/t...

Foulkes, Guckian and Block talk RIPTA, housing and what they would do better than Gov. Dan McKee as McKee skips Smart Grown RI gubernatorial candidate forum. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/29/t...

Rhode Island GOP backs Guckian in gubernatorial race; Skoly takes endorsement for 2nd Congressional District. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/26/r...

Gov. Dan McKee announced Rhode Island’s first drought watch since 2002 early Thursday afternoon. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/25/m...

NEW: Mayor Brett Smiley and his primary challenger state Rep. David Morales spoke out today against a RI Pride parade float that featured a "effigy" of Smiley in front of a bloodied steamroller. W/ @stephmachado.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/25/m...

Climate advocates are outraged by McKee’s eleventh hour move to veto legislation requiring large buildings to report their energy use. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/25/m...

Not charter schools. Not auto insurance regulations. Gov. McKee's singular use of the veto pen from the 2026 legislation session blocks a bill to require large buildings to report their energy use rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/25/m...

Pawtucket is moving closer to the construction of hundreds of housing units, retail shops, and restaurant spaces as part of the massive Tidewater Landing development along the Seekonk River. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/22/m...

A July 17 lottery will now determine which Rhode Island Democratic gubernatorial candidate goes first on the primary ballot after the state party failed to endorse. Same goes for AG and LG races. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/22/a...

How to align the nomination papers signature review process across 39 sets of municipal election administrators? A 34-hour professional development program rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/22/t...

COMMENTARY: "For 10 days, thousands of people waited for something that could not be rushed, scheduled, or optimized. We waited for a plant." By Anna Gray rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/18/w...

A major part of the exhibitions inside the new Center for Black History opening Friday in the 1697 Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House in Newport is a nkisi, a spirit bundle of objects that had hidden away for centuries inside the house. By @j9weisman.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/18/a...

The state’s highest court ruled a question that would cut the state income tax in Massachusetts cannot proceed to the November ballot.

NEW: Should RI join President Trump's school choice program? The General Assembly voted last week to strip Gov. McKee of his sole power to decide. On veto-watch for this one: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/18/m...

McKee and Foulkes on RI's economy, schools, state spending and more. Video of each interview included in the link www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/ele...

In the “Spotlight” movie, “Kevin from Providence” says, “I never even told my wife.” Jim Scanlan said the first person he told was then-Globe Spotlight Team editor Walter V. “Robby” Robinson. They met at Scanlan's New England Financial office on Federal Hill. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston has upheld a federal judge’s ruling that the Trump administration’s attempt to block offshore wind project permit reviews was unlawful. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/bosto...

The press release criticizing a Rhode Island federal judge is still online. The whereabouts of the Dominican national who was the subject of an April habeas corpus hearing remain unknown. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/16/f...

Gov. McKee did not say how long HHS Secretary Richard Charest will extend his tenure with the state after July 3 but suggested it may be short. “We’re going to extend it a little bit and we’ll see what happens,” he said. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/resig...

A home field advantage proved insufficient for Gov. Dan McKee to win the backing of the Cumberland Democratic Town Committee, which endorsed Helena Buonanno Foulkes Monday night on the eve of the governor’s 75th birthday. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/16/h...

A year after commercial health insurers sought the steepest annual commercial premium hikes in more than a decade, the companies that insure one-third of state residents are seeking double-digit hikes. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/16/o...

Providence is joining a list of communities across the nation accusing three fire truck manufacturers of conspiring to suppress the supply of emergency vehicles, raise their prices, and leave municipalities waiting longer for them. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/15/s...

A year after commercial health insurers sought the steepest annual premium hikes in over a decade, the companies that insure 1/3 of Rhode Islanders have tempered their requested increases. Barely. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/16/o...

The town of North Kingstown has put federal environmental regulators on notice: A lawsuit is coming over EPA air permit issued last year for Quonset Point pyrolysis sludge treatment plant. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/15/n...

The $15.2 billion FY2027 budget doesn’t include everything on Gov. Dan McKee’s wish list. But he praised lawmakers for keeping him in the loop during their revision process — which he said didn’t happen last year. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/12/m...

Update: RI Senate recesses without taking up contested concierge medicine bill, which proved one of the few debates across the rotunda in the House although it did pass in the lower chamber rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/11/r...

As 10 pm approaches, the @rihouseofreps.bsky.social is still going, looking to wrap up the 2026 legislative session tonight

Rhode Island is now poised to join 41 other states — including the rest of New England, New York and New Jersey — that provide early rental lease termination protections for victims of domestic or sexual abuse if they are in fear of their safety.

Rhode Island lawmakers move at lightning speed on last night of session rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/11/r...

RI Senate confirms Michelle Reddish as the new Cannabis Control Commission chair, filling seat vacant since last October. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/ri-se...

Rhode Island House passed legislation Wednesday on a 60-12 vote to approve a three-year moratorium on new charter schools in the Ocean State, even as demand for the schools has grown in the past decade. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/11/c...

The murky future for SouthCoast Wind gained a small but significant sign of clarity Tuesday with a key permit approval from the CRMC. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/10/c...

Donna Sams did not know her nomination to the Rhode Island PUC was not being considered until she was contacted by Rhode Island Current on Wednesday. She declined to comment on the Senate’s decision. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/10/w...

NEW: The judge overseeing the state’s Washington Bridge lawsuit has tapped a special master to resolve ongoing disputes over access to documents, including internal emails at the governor’s office. www.wpri.com/target-12/sp...

Democratic challengers for governor and lieutenant governor, Helena Buonanno Foulkes and Xay Khamsyvoravong, win local party leaders endorsements during closed-door meeting Monday night. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/09/l...

After a weekend blitz of letters and emails to lawmakers, Senate Majority Whip David Tikoian agrees to pull legislation that would rewrite the state’s 30-year-old law on energy supply and distribution. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/08/h...

RI crash data, now hidden by RIDOT, could soon become public Legislation passed the House and slated for Sen. committee vote Tuesday www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...