Keith Hoffmann, who worked in a series of different roles in the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office, formally announced Tuesday his campaign to be the state’s next attorney general. Hoffmann, 38, until recently served as director of policy in current Attorney General Peter Neronha’s office, and before that as chief of the civil and community […]
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State Rep. Robert Craven announces run for Rhode Island attorney general
At least three Democrats will compete in the September 2026 primary State Rep. Robert Craven (D-North Kingstown), a long-time lawmaker and former state prosecutor, announced Monday his run to be Rhode Island’s next attorney general. Craven, 69, was first elected to the House in 2012 and he currently chairs the House Judiciary Committee. According to […]
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Forensic analysis of Washington Bridge failure says officials should have been aware of the problems
Rhode Island officials should have been aware of the problems that eventually led to the abrupt closure of the westbound Washington Bridge, according to a detailed forensic audit of decades of the bridge’s inspection reports and other documentation. The 64-page analysis by engineering firm Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc. is dated April 2024, but was […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Sept. 19, 2025
Let’s hold off on the Halloween stuff for now — it’s not even October. You can follow me through the week on Bluesky, threads and X. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Sign up right here *** 1. STORY OF THE WEEK: Fallout from the assasination of […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Sept. 5, 2025
Get your PVDFest on this weekend. Welcome back to my Friday column. You can follow me through the week on Bluesky, threads and X. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Sign up right here *** 1. STORY OF THE WEEK: Politics is not foremost in the minds […]
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Local
Rhode Island and Connecticut sue the Trump administration for halting Revolution Wind
Rhode Island and Connecticut are suing the Trump administration in an attempt to restart work on the Revolution Wind project off the Atlantic coast. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha on Thursday announced that he and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong plan to file the suit in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island. Neronha said […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Aug. 29, 2025
There’s no truth to the rumor that the tax on paparazzi for Taylor Swift’s wedding will go to wipe out a budget deficit in Rhode Island. Welcome back to my Friday column. You can follow me through the week on Bluesky, threads and X. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your […]
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After suing the Trump administration, Rhode Island to get $29 million in delayed federal education money
A lawsuit by a coalition co-led by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha has unlocked about $29 million in frozen federal education money for the state. Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general and two governors joined the suit after the Trump administration froze at the end of June almost $7 billion in funding for programs administered by […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Local, Newport Bureau
Rhode Island state prosecutor Devon Flanagan gets six-month suspension for Newport incident
The Rhode Island state prosecutor whose arrest after declining to leave a Newport restaurant went viral on the internet is getting an unpaid six-month suspension. “On August 14, Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan mistreated the Newport Police Department and embarrassed herself, the Office, and frankly me,” Attorney General Peter Neronha said in a statement […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Aug. 22, 2025
For my money, late summer/early fall is the most beautiful time of the year. Welcome back to my Friday column. You can follow me through the week on Bluesky, threads and X. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Sign up right here *** 1. STORY OF THE […]
