Politics & Elections
Election 2026 coverage
To enhance election security, Rhode Island tests a new way to verify election results
From a press release: Rhode Island is making good on its promise to road-test risk-limiting election audits, following 2017 passage of legislation by the Rhode Island General Assembly, requiring them. Beginning with the presidential prim...
Aaron Regunberg named senior advisor on policy to Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza
From a press release: Mayor Jorge Elorza today announced that former State Representative Aaron Regunberg will serve as Providence’s Senior Advisor on Policy, where he will collaborate with community partners to support cradle-to-career...
Providence City Council inauguration a day of firsts and political fault lines
The inauguration of a new Providence City Council was a day of firsts and a day of revealed political fault lines. The new City Council remains steadfastly Democratic, but for the first time eight of the 15 members are women. In addition...
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza's second inauguration address
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza held a chilly outdoors ceremony to celebrate his second inauguration. Below is the video and text of his speech: https://youtu.be/vFn24Fow38w Friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues—good afternoon, welcom...
House District 68 Special Election a do-over for Speakman supporters
"This is all so quick," said Democratic candidate for House District 68 June Speakman to her supporters. "As you know we had a little kerfuffle here in the district and we're coming back from that…" The "kerfuffle" Speakman is referring...
Should elected officials be submitting bills that affect elections they are currently running in?
Representative Kenneth Marshall (Democrat, District 68, Bristol) introduced H5015 today, legislation that "would allow the board of canvassers of the town of Bristol to combine two or more voting districts for the representative District...
June Speakman scores endorsement in House 68 special election
The Executive Committee of the Rhode Island Democratic Party Women’s Caucus voted last night to endorse June Speakman in the special election for State Representative in District 68 (Bristol/Warren) In addition to being an active member...
Providence City Council overrides Mayor's Veto of Hope Point Tower zoning variance
Providence City Councilor Mary Kay Harris (Ward 11) became the deciding vote to override Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza's veto of the zoning variance requested by developer, Jason Fane, of the Hope Point Tower, thus granting the developer...
'It's all about Democracy,' says PVD City Councilor Igliozzi about Fane veto override vote delay
Providence City Councilor John Igliozzi (Ward 7) interrupted the reading of the proposed ordinance to override Mayor Jorge Elorza's veto of the zoning change for the proposed Hope Point Tower. Igliozzi moved to table the ordinance and co...
Secretary of State announces schedule for House District 68 special election
Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea announced today that there will be a special election in Representative District 68 to fill the seat of Representative Kenneth Marshall (Democrat) on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Representative Di...