Politics & Elections
Election 2026 coverage
Dozens gather at the State House to mourn the passing of Justice Ginsberg
"In Judaism, when somebody dies we say, 'May their memory be a blessing to us,'" said Rhode Island State Senator Gayle Goldin. "And I thought about that… but I hope too that her memory is also a revolution for us. That we take this momen...
Jack Reed takes questions from Millennial RI
"If you want to ask some people who feel strongly about climate change, ask a professional soldier or ask a professional military person. They are overseas in places like Pakistan and Afghanistan - they're seeing climate change. They're...
Secretary Gorbea: All active RI voters will receive mail ballot applications for November 3 election
"Early in person voting passed as a law, and not just or the pandemic, here, it passed for good… with regard to mail ballots, we'll have to see what the appetite is at the General Assembly to make changes because a lot of the adjustments...
Progressives hopeful as big General Assembly wins seem to be happening
Last night's Democratic Primary was a huge win for progressives in Rhode Island. With the caveat that none of the races have final figures attached, it is clear that we are looking at a very different General Assembly in 2021. Mind you,...
Stabbing at the heart of the beast: An interview with Lenny Cioe
"More than anything else, I am motivated by the patients I meet in the hospital and their inability to afford life-saving medical care. I see healthcare as a right, not a privilege. I want to see healthcare coverage detached from employm...
An interview with House District 61 challenger Leonela Felix
"...although I’ve lived in my district for 20 years, I’ve never heard from my representative. As I got more involved in advocacy, I was consistently disappointed to learn he was not standing up for our community’s values, from watching h...
An interview with House District 16 candidate Brandon Potter
"[Millea] asked me to call him, and when I did, for some reason he brought up racial injustice. He told me he thought, 'Black Lives Matter is a farce.' He said, 'I represented these people as a public defender.' When he said that, and kn...
An interview with Senator Sam Bell
"I think Rhode Island has incredible potential. For so long Rhode Islanders have felt like our state is an embarrassment. I hear that constantly from my constituents... they just want to get out of Rhode Island. And that's embarrassing....
Steve Stycos wants to be the Mayor of Cranston - An interview
Steve Stycos is a Democratic city councilman running for mayor of Cranston. He is campaigningagainst former Councilwoman Maria Bucci in the Democratic primary this September, thewinner of which will face off against either Council Presid...
Residents of House District 7 call on candidate Subervi to report his campaign finances
“The people of District 7 deserve a representative who is committed to transparency and that includes the basics, like filing your legally required campaign finance reports..." Residents of Rhode Island House District 7 (Providence) are...