"At Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School next to the Providence Tesla dealership, about 250 people rallied on Saturday, along with 3 members of [RI's] congressional delegation, to decry President Donald Trump's cuts to the federal government." Via @waveelection.bsky.social, @wheelerreporter.bsky.social.

Most of Rhode Island's biggest companies are reluctant to talk publicly about the impact of tariffs. But this informative @wheelerreporter.bsky.social dispatch finds home builders bracing for shortages and price hikes www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...

What a mess. Apparently poor drafting in Providence's zoning code -- or instead of and -- threatens buildings across the city. Example of the downside of overly complicated and prescriptive land use rules From @wheelerreporter.bsky.social www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...

EPI🫡🫡🫡 @wheelerreporter.bsky.social's objective + comprehensive reporting: bit.ly/3Sqkliz... Just remember, Dear Readers, that the bottom 20% of RI income earners pay more in state + local taxes as a percentage of their income than the top 1%. And that's just wrong!

A heaping helping of Ocean State lighthouse drama, via @wheelerreporter.bsky.social.

(Requires sub, please consider) Did the PVD City Plan Commission put a developer of 269 Wickenden in a catch-22? They demanded he hide a 5th story, then denied a setback he needed for the hiding. Meanwhile, public comment was aesthetics vs housing crisis www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...

The housing stats for September are out and prices hit a new high of $455k for a single-family house, while interest rates creep toward 8%. One real estate agent told me her clients are looking toward eastern Connecticut, where prices are broadly $50k cheaper per property.