September 2026

Compared with the insult-laced, tense exchanges in both parties’ gubernatorial primaries, the first head-to-head between general election candidates Helena Buonanno Foulkes and Ken Block proved mild, even congenial. Despite their different labels — Foulkes, a Democrat, and Block, an independent — there was little daylight between the competitors on many of the questions posed by […]

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley lost the Democratic Primary for the city’s mayorship earlier this month to challenger and state Rep. David Morales. And now the capital city has lost its status as the host of the U.S. Conference of Mayors 2027 annual meeting. Providence’s hosting of the conference, first announced in 2024, would have run […]

Rhode Island spent billions of dollars over the last several years to repair the state’s highways and bridges, once ranked among the worst in the nation. They’re better, just not good.  A new analysis by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) found overall infrastructure improvements were largely from bridges moving out of the poor […]

The deadline to update your voter record or register to vote before Rhode Island’s general election on Nov. 3 is fast approaching. Rhode Islanders must be registered to vote 30 days before an election to participate. That means eligible Rhode Island residents have until 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, to act in time to participate […]