Tremendous reporting.

Rhode Island lawmakers prep for floor vote Tuesday to authorize $18M state backstop for bond sale to save Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/06/r...

Rep. William W. O’Brien, a North Providence Democrat, is looking to decriminalize small bets among friends and coworkers. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/06/y...

Michael McCaffrey, former RI Senate majority leader, confirmed as District Court judge in 27-8 Senate vote By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/05/f...

Renewed legislation to allow disabled, military and overseas voters cast to ballots online clears Rhode Island House in 57-8 vote along party lines. But security watchdogs still wary. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/05/l...

With clock ticking to save Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, lawmakers have a choice: fund $18M state backstop or risk closure. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/04/c...

Can these hospitals be saved? Centurion makes the case to lawmakers for $18M state boost to buy Roger Williams and Fatima rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/04/c...

Preliminary work to rebuild the westbound Washington Bridge will continue at least through the summer, but Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. won’t be overseeing the massive project much longer. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/04/a...

NEW: After more than a year of hinting at a possible gubernatorial run, @joeshekarchi.bsky.social released three paragraphs to explain why he decided against it. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/03/s...

[email protected] touts in-state donors in haul. @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social returns the serve. “When you’re an incumbent getting out-raised in your own state, maybe don’t pick fights about who has more support." Foulkes' spox Angelika Pelligrino rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/02/d...

Two things can be true about out-of-state gubernatorial campaign donors. @nancyklavin.bsky.social talks to @profwschiller.bsky.social about preliminary Q4 donation announcements in R.I. governor's race. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/02/d...

"It's stunning." RIPEC warns of unsustainable pace of state spending in FY27 budget analysis. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/30/r...

Large and growing ICE Out protest shutting down the street in front of the State House right now. Heavy chants of “Abolish ICE”

Tiverton computer systems analyst Allyn Meyers will lead Rhode Island’s Republican Party following a special election Thursday night. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/allyn...

Mayor Smiley says public records from the Brown U shooting will be released Feb 9 following redaction of graphic violence and communication with victims’ families

Update: At a court hearing in Dallas Thursday afternoon, Chief Judge Stacey Jernigan of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas agreed to the requested one-month extension. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/29/r...

A day before the clock runs out on pending sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, state leaders agreed to give the prospective buyer the money and extra time it needs to close the deal. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/29/r...

!!! R.I. leaders prepare to put up taxpayer money to keep Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals open rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/29/r...

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

McKee’s proposed FY2027 budget drops GLP-1 drugs for weight loss from Medicaid rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/27/m...

Commentary by former Senator @gaylegoldin.bsky.social -- Rhode Island deserves better judges than Michael McCaffrey www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/27/m...

@risenate.bsky.social Judiciary Committee will consider the nomination of former Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey and three other judicial nominees at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Rep. Lauren Carson, a Newport Democrat, proposes guardrails to regulate hospital birthing center closures or service reductions. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/26/n...

As threats and acts of violence against elected officials increase nationwide, the Rhode Island General Assembly will consider letting candidates for office use campaign funds for personal security. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/23/h...

Vineyard Wind created over 3,700 jobs, exceeded its local hiring goals. By @aelennon.bsky.social @newbedfordlight.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/23/v...

Commentary by the RI Public Health Institute's Amy Nunn and Philip Chan: R.I. can’t wait to fix its primary care crisis www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/23/m...

Rhode Island would offer a tax amnesty program for the first time in nearly a decade under @govdanmckee.bsky.social’s budget plan. The list of top R.I. tax delinquents includes convicted criminals, a former candidate for governor, and a former boxing champion. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/22/m...

NEW: As ICE activity expands, RI Gov. DanMcKee says, ‘We’re going to prepare for every possibility’ www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/wer...

North Kingstown Republican Robert Raimondo announces gubernatorial bid, calls for axing state income taxes. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/22/r...

‘Beyond chilling,’ a federal judge in RI says threats he received shook his faith in the judicial system. On the #RIReport podcast, Judge Jack McConnell talks about being in the national spotlight, ruling on high-profile legal challenges to Trump admin. actions. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/22/m...

[email protected] framed his proposed rollbacks of green energy incentives around ratepayer affordability. Tina Munter, of @geconsumers.bsky.social, offered a different summation: “It’s mind-boggling,” Munter said. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/22/s...

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley's first executive order of thed year: Declaring city property off limits to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/20/s...

Hundreds gather at the 195 District Park near downtown Providence Tuesday as part of a nationwide #DayofAction protest on the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second term. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/day-o...

"The markets are speaking pretty loudly here that they don't see these institutions as desirable assets," Providence College health sciences professor Robert Hackey said of Centurion Foundation's $18M ask. "From a financial perspective, I think they're toxic." rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/20/r...

New from me this morning: for @rhodeislandcurrent.com, I wrote about how Trump 2.0 has brought a spike in deportations Laos. In Rhode Island, at least six men were deported last year to a country they left as child refugees. “Everybody’s scared,” a local deportation-defense advocate told me.

The Centurion Foundation is still looking for financing after missing the court-ordered deadline to secure the investor-backed bonds needed to finalize its purchase of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/19/t...

How the House Slumped to Historic Lows of Productivity in 2025 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

As Pawtucket-based Hasbro Inc. makes its move to Boston later this year, one Rhode Island lawmaker thinks the state should stop issuing new license plates featuring one of the company’s most iconic toys. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/16/w...

A Jamestown oyster farm is poised for expansion, after receiving unanimous approval from the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council on Tuesday. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/16/c...

Under a federal buzzsaw, McKee pitches affordability in nearly $15 billion budget rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/15/u...

Better late than never... CRMC files a counterclaim in Providence Superior Court against Quidnessett Country Club to force the North Kingstown country club to remove illegal stone wall built roughly three years ago. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/14/c...

The chief executive of a beleaguered Danish wind farm developer said Tuesday that the company would move quickly to complete a $6.2 billion wind farm off Rhode Island, a day after a judge struck down President Trump’s effort to halt the project.

RI Board of Elections votes unanimously to support all four pieces of election-related legislation pitched by Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore, including the first-in-the-nation online nomination paper portal. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/14/e...

Gov. Dan McKee uses his big night to preview $215M savings plan ahead of proposed FY27 budget drop on Thursday. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/13/e...

Activists counter governor's address with ‘People’s State of the State’ in the State House rotunda with a list of demands for McKee administration. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/13/p...

Heavy police presence around People State of the State anti-poverty demonstration in State House rotunda before #RISOTS

Embattled @govdanmckee.bsky.social highlights affordability, takes on Trump in 2026 State of State rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/13/e...

Keep an ear out for ideas on tax relief and measures to lower energy bills and health insurance costs during @govdanmckee.bsky.social's State of the State tonight. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/12/w...

Federal judge grants Rhode Island wind company reprieve from Trump pause. @statesnewsroom.com story by @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social and @nancyklavin.bsky.social:

#Breaking: Preliminary injunction granted, allowing work to resume on Revolution Wind project. "The government did provide a reason for its decision but its failure to explain or apply the reason suggests the reason of national security may have been pretextual," Senior Judge Royce Lamberth says