In Fall River, voters are choosing candidates for the city council, the school committee, and the mayor’s office. Incumbent Mayor Paul Coogan is seeking re-election after four years in charge at City Hall. His challenger is former mayor Sam Sutter, who lost the office in 2015 to a young Jasiel Correia. Sutter also served for […]
Top Stories
Posted inEpisode, TGIF
TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Nov. 3, 2023
The fast-track to 2024 is under way. You can follow me through the week on threads and what we used to call the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right here *** STORY OF THE WEEK: RI Attorney General Peter Neronha has championed […]
Posted inArticle, Local, Metro Desk
City of Providence wants to hear your ideas for a new comprehensive plan
The City of Providence is in the process of making a new comprehensive plan – a roadmap for the city’s development over the next ten years and beyond. Providence residents have until Saturday, Nov. 4 to share their ideas around housing, transportation, sustainability, economic development, and community well-being. Morning host Luis Hernandez spoke about the process with City Planning Director Joe Mulligan.
Posted inEpisode, Political Roundtable
Gabe Amo on his run in CD1, the war in Israel, and Biden’s less than stellar approval rating
Gabe Amo may be poised for a long career as an elected official in Rhode Island. For that to happen, Amo first has to defeat Republican Gerry Leonard in the off-year election Tuesday in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District.
Posted inArticle, Local, Metro Desk
United Way expected to administer more Providence reparations funds
Mayor Smiley wants to send a third of the city’s $10 million in reparations funds to the nonprofit.
Posted inArticle, Business, Environment
R.I. wind farm survives cuts to Orsted’s offshore wind plans
A developer that plans to build Rhode Island’s first grid-scale offshore wind farm announced this week it is abandoning two projects in New Jersey, stoking concerns about the commercial viability of a clean energy source that several states are counting on to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. In anticipation of an earnings call with investors […]
Posted inArticle, South County Bureau
Stern warning from R.I. ACLU prompts changes to Weekapaug Fire District website
The Westerly-based fire district, a taxing entity with government authorities but no fire department, had blocked information on its website from public view.
Posted inArticle, South County Bureau
Controversial Westerly town councilor is center stage in latest skirmish over shoreline access
The Westerly Town Council could soon consider a proposal to enter into settlement discussions over a lawsuit challenging the public’s right to access a popular beach and conservation area in Watch Hill. But shoreline access advocates are raising conflict of interest questions about the new town councilor who proposed the idea.
Posted inArticle, Criminal Justice, Metro Desk, Politics
Miguel Sanchez fired from Gov. McKee’s office for pro-Palestinian tweets
The 25-year-old, who is also a Providence city councilor, says he was told he could either resign or be fired after decrying Israel’s actions against Palestinians.
Posted inArticle, Business
The Call of Woonsocket, The Times of Pawtucket to merge into single newspaper
Two daily newspapers that trace their roots to the 19th Century, The Call of Woonsocket and The Times of Pawtucket, plan to merge into a single paper. “Our commitment to being a daily news provider for Northern Rhode Island has not changed,” according to a front-page story in a recent edition of The Call, “but […]
