Politics & Elections
Election 2026 coverage
Candidates for Providence Ward 8 City Council attend a sometimes heated forum
All five candidates for Providence City Council Ward 8 attended the South Elmwood Neighborhood Association's Meet the Candidates Forum held at Centro Cristiano de Adoración church on Elmwood Avenue in Providence. Democrats Deya Garcia, W...
Pawtucket City Council Candidate Forum: At-Large Candidates
Organized by David Norton from the Pawtucket Parents Alliance and moderated by Scott Rotondo, a forum held Saturday featuring at-large candidates for Pawtucket City Council showcased a range of diverse, plugged in a knowledgeable choices...
Pizza and Politics: Providence mayoral forum
Pizza and Politics at Federal Hill Pizza on Chalkstone Avenue went citywide with its mayoral forum emceed by Chef Billy Manzo. Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is being challenged in the Democratic Primary by Kobi Dennis and Dr Robert DeRob...
Candidates for Providence City Council answer tough questions on housing and poverty
Less than half of the candidates running for Providence City Council across all 15 Wards attended the PVD Housing Crisis City Council Candidate Forum on Wednesday evening. Hosted by DARE (Direct Action for Rights and Equality)'s Tenant a...
Dan McKee overstates his support for marriage equality in campaign ad, say advocates
In response to an ad released by incumbent Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Daniel McKee claiming early leadership on marriage equality, leaders of Rhode Island’s LGBTQ community condemned the lieutenant governor for taking credit for a...
McKee continues to receive big money from out-of-state investors
Campaign finance reports filed Tuesday, August 21 with the Rhode Island Board of Elections reveal that incumbent Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee is set to receive $25,000 in Super PAC spending from Wall Street Investor Andrew Boas. This is...
Moira Walsh launches "Don't Need Mike" website highlighting opponent's social media past
Progressive Representative Moira Walsh has launched a website highlighting her Democratic primary opponent’s troublesome political views. “From demonizing immigrants to praising President Trump’s divisive agenda, Mike Earnheart’s own wor...
Belen Florez: The Rhode Island State Democratic Party does not welcome all
I have lived in Providence nearly forty years. Over the last five years I have been paying serious attention to our legislative body and the direction our district has been taking. I was growing more and more frustrated lack of movement...
Substance use and overdose prevention PAC kicks off
Recovery, medical, and public health advocates started the Substance Abuse and Overdose Prevention Political Action Committee (SAOP PAC). The PAC focuses on public health and criminal justice reform issues as they relate to substance use...
Voters deliver a petition to demand that Governor Raimondo debate her primary opponents
"We are here to present a petition that has over 300 signatures to try to persuade Governor Raimondo to [participate in] three debates before the September 12 primary," said Maggie Kain of Our Revolution Rhode Island. "We're here to show...