@josephpolisenajr.bsky.social endorses Xay for LG

@risecstate.bsky.social @greggamore.bsky.social is set to announce his re-election run at noon tomorrow. Here's my recent One on One interview with him on an array of issues www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hdD...

www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture... via @lynnarditi.bsky.social

ICYMI -- my weekly roundup on RI politics www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/tgi...

Lucky, Heroic, Profane: The Story of N.Y.P.D. Shield No. 13558 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/n... love these deep dives into NYC

ICYMI www.oceanstatemedia.org/economy/a-go...

www.wpri.com/news/local-n... “Just 11% of Connecticut’s state roads are in poor condition,” compared with 32% in Rhode Island

www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/tgi... RI Politics Weekend Column: How the War is Landing at Home; Euer on the Issues; RI’s Rocky Roads; Neronha’s Church Report; Disappearing Snow; Hospital Deal Complete; RI Poli Short Notes; More

NPR is tracking the record number of congressional lawmakers — now more than one in eight current members — who have announced plans to retire or run for a different office in 2026.

"Yet we were greeted by a series of pockmarked roads once we made it back to Rhode Island, reinforcing the notion that our state struggles with the basics" www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/tgi...

Here are 26 nonfiction books we’re excited about this spring.

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Friday afternoon news

Seen at Roger Williams - presser at 1:30

Here's my full wide-ranging One on One interview with @dawneuer.bsky.social, covering war in Iran, energy policy, RI Senate politics and much more. Watch here or at 7:30 pm Friday/10:30 am Sunday on @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social TV www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcqU...

Instead of banning AI, why don't schools teach students to use it critically? College freshman Maximilian Milovidov shares what he has learned in an "AI writing" course at Columbia University. n.pr/3MQbRCp

@reed.senate.gov says more changes needed at Homeland Security after Noem’s ouster

“Cricket was shot for yapping uncontrollably, bungling the mission, and killing innocent bystanders. Noem’s misdeeds are very similar, but she will be treated more mercifully.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Kind of funny that he’s ended up with the Dodgers. He’s the Single A prospect the Red Sox gave up for eventual 2018 World Series MVP Steve Pearce.

New: www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/ele...

With the link: www.oceanstatemedia.org/one-on-one-w...

‘History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes’ - here's the radio excerpt of my One on One interview with Sen @dawneuer.bsky.social on war, energy, Rhode Island politics + more. Full convo drops tom'w on YouTube +7:30 pm Friday/10:30 am Sunday on @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social

@peterfneronha.bsky.social endorsed @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social a short time ago. Story coming a bit later

Meatloaf in the style of Gina

#OTD in 2014, Gina’s meatloaf recipe entered the chat due to messaging during an endorsement event with Myrth York

RI Attorney General @peterfneronha.bsky.social releases bombshell report on clergy sexual abuse in Providence Diocese, via David Wright www.oceanstatemedia.org/religion/ri-...

What can robots teach us about humanity and about love? This musical, starring Darren Criss and Helen J. Shen, tries to understand what it means to actually live. n.pr/3OHzNZg

A Texas biotech company is trying to bring mammoths and other extinct creatures back to life. The science is as intriguing as the ethical questions are thorny.

Mark Turco leaving as head of RI Life Science Hub

RI Troopers Association backs Joe Solomon for AG (2/2)

Endorsements - UNAP backs Kim Ahern for AG (1/2)

@reed.senate.gov calls for Senate vote on war with Iran

He’s running

No mention of whether this is a campaign announcement, although Xay is staffing up ahead of an LG run as my column notes www.oceanstatemedia.org/tgif-ian-don...

Israel Targeted Top Iranian Leaders in Attack’s Opening Strikes www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/w...

“more snow has fallen in greater Providence than Anchorage, Alaska,” via @tednesi.bsky.social www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

. @iandonnis.bsky.social reminds us this would have been Follies weekend - wonder if the next generation in RI politics can fathom how big a deal that annual event was for so long www.oceanstatemedia.org/tgif-ian-don...

www.oceanstatemedia.org/tgif-ian-don... RI Politics Weekend Column: Blitzed by the Blizzard of ‘26; Centurion Deal Moving; RI Gov Race Heats Up; Focus on Housing; Remembering the Follies; Curt Columbus Q&A; Xay Set to Launch for LG; More

Providence, where it rains 2 days out of 3 even when the temperature swings like a sailor on holiday (with apologies to the Mad Peck)

@helenabfoulkes.bsky.social responds to @govdanmckee.bsky.social calling primary challenge “disgraceful”

Legislative package targets Rhode Island’s housing crisis (again) www.oceanstatemedia.org/housing/legi...

ICYMI -- After years of uncertainty, the deal to sell Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima is poised to move ahead www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture...

Centurion statement

Centurion deal is on track, with propose closing by March 6

March 6 is now seen as transfer day for two RI hospitals

via Joe Tasca www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture...