Politics & Elections
Election 2026 coverage
Matt Brown hits Raimondo on her career making pension cuts
Although he stopped short of promising to completely make whole the pensions of public sector workers who were targeted by then Treasurer, now Governor Gina Raimondo's signature pension cuts, Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Matt Bro...
Regunberg launches first video ad in the lieutenant governor race
The race for lieutenant governor heated up today as Rhode Island State Representative Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence) launched the first ad of the 2018 lieutenant gubernatorial campaign. Regunberg, who identifies as a...
Pizza and Politics with Providence City Council Ward 13 candidates
Three of the four candidates for Providence City Council, Ward 13, were at Pizza and Politics at Federal Hill Pizza on Chalkstone Avenue Tuesday evening. Candidates Rachel Miller, Leslie Papp II and Cyd McMenna attended, Raymond Berarduc...
East Side 'undebate' hosts candidates from contested primaries for listening session
The first of two "Candidate Primary Forums" was held by the Mount Hope Neighborhood Association, Summit Neighborhood Association, and Observatory Neighborhood Association, in collaboration with the Providence Cultural Equity Initiative i...
Robert Flanders in Burrillville
"Most distressing of all, perhaps, is the fact that you've got a Senator down there, Mr Whitehouse, who supposedly is a champion of the environment and someone who is adamant about opposing fossil fuel plants like this one and yet all we...
Matos brings Vargas complaint to Rhode Island Board of Elections
In a letter to Robert Rapoza, executive director of the Rhode Island Board of Elections (RI BOE), Ward 15 Providence City Councilmember Sabina Matos levels a series of accusations at her Democratic primary opponent Oscar Vargas and membe...
Winners and losers as RI Board of Elections decides on nomination paper objections
The Rhode Island Board of Elections (RI BOE) heard a string of objections to nomination papers decisions made by local Boards of Canvassers across the state. There were nine objections brought before the board. Most of the objections con...
End Citizens United: Senator Whitehouse pledges to reject corporate PAC money
End Citizens United (ECU) praised Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today for his decision to reject corporate PAC money. Whitehouse is one of just seven sitting senators to take this position as an unprecedented number of candidates and an inc...
Contentious testimony before the Providence City Council on Fane Tower
In the end, the Providence City Council Ordinance Committee voted 3-1 against recommending a spot zoning map change for Jason Fane's Hope Point Tower. Councilmember Jo-Ann Ryan was the sole yes vote and Councilmember Carmen Castillo abst...
Young Democrats of Rhode Island PAC announces first round of 2018 endorsements
The Young Democrats of Rhode Island Political Action Committee (YDRI PAC) is proud to announce our first round of 2018 endorsements. “These candidates were selected based on their commitment to the values that young Rhode Islanders care...