Politics & Elections
Election 2026 coverage
Central Falls High School students engage in first RI participatory budgeting process
“Central Falls High School is a school with community-driven students, and that is the message we want to send to the state of Rhode Island. Warriors for Change is run by students in control of a $10,000 budget to make school improvement...
RI Democrats invited to be a part of the 2020 Democratic National Convention
"We are hoping that Rhode Island Democrats will become a part of this exciting process and share their voice in this pivotal presidential election," said Party Executive Director, Cyd McKenna. The Rhode Island Democratic Party is invitin...
Voters meet candidates at Providence City Council Ward 1 special election forum
"How can people who work in the city afford to live in the city?" Just over 50 people attended a forum at the Jewelry District Association (JDA) meeting featuring the three declared candidates for a special election to replace Democrat S...
Woonsocket City Councilmember Kithes introduces two key good government measures
"Council Good and Welfare is a vague, nontransparent agenda item," said Kithes. "It is unnecessary to the functioning of the council, risks regular violations of the Open Meetings Act, and is now frivolously costing our taxpayers money....
Rhode Island for Bernie Kickoff Rally draws hundreds of eager volunteers and supporters
"Decades from now historians will say that 2020 was a dark moment in the history of the human race," said Marco David Carrasco representing the Sunrise Movement. "They'll tell of how in 2020 Australia had fires that swept through the ent...
Using Credible Report Cards
There are many organizations that exist who rate elected officials based on any number of positions: the NRA, AFL-CIO, NEA, and the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, to name a few. These are openly partisan organizations who support a s...
100 years ago today, Rhode Island enshrined a woman's right to vote into law...
"One hundred years ago today, the Rhode Island General Assembly ratified the 19th Amendment, giving American women the right to vote," said Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, kicking off a year long statewide celebration. Rho...
Campaign Kick-Off event for Michelle McGaw for District 71
[From a press release] Michelle McGaw, Democratic candidate for State Representative for District 71, will host a campaign kickoff event at Sandywoods Center for the Arts on Thursday, January 16 from 6:30-8:30pm. Attendees will have a ch...
John Goncalves enters special election for Providence City Council
[From a press release] John Goncalves on Monday announced he’s running for Providence City Council Ward 1, seeking to succeed Seth Yurdin after Yurdin’s resignation on Thursday. John Goncalves John Goncalves has been a resident of Ward 1...
Where's the Party Affiliation?
When we set out to create RI Rank, we made it a point to avoid the promotion of "tribal politics" by omitting party affiliation from our rankings segments. We reasoned that for what we are trying to accomplish, listing party affiliation...