NEW: RIDOT center stage again in Dem RI gov primary
@helenabfoulkes.bsky.social argues RI's worst-ranked roads are "a direct result of Gov McKee’s incompetence"
@govdanmckee.bsky.social spox fires back that he's invested $500M in roads over 5 years and Foulkes can't be trusted
STORY: Gen. Mike Flynn was in Warwick yesterday to campaign for CD 2 candidate Vic Mellor (R).
@wpri12.bsky.social reporter Ethan Logue caught up with both men before the event.
Read more about Mellor's "Rhode Island First" rally and why he's running⬇️
www.wpri.com/news/electio...
“Fewer consultants. More workers.”
There, that’s your government reform slogan.
Thank you so much! Must admit I'm excited for a little break
That's actually something I've been sincerely surprised by. I figured once state leaders won that case they'd move quickly to get the tolls up again and have the revenue start flowing. Looks like the slow implementation will mean tens of millions lost.
RI roads ranked worst in country despite $1B budget
As of 2024, 32% of Rhode Island’s state roads were "in poor condition" according to the International Roughness Index. Second- and third-worst California and Massachusetts both had less than 30% of roads in poor condition.
Analysis by @tednesi.bsky.social: www.wpri.com/target-12/wo...
"Yet we were greeted by a series of pockmarked roads once we made it back to Rhode Island, reinforcing the notion that our state struggles with the basics" www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/tgi...
NEW: Gov. Dan McKee has forced out a top cabinet member after the potential exposure of current and former state employees’ Social Security numbers on their W-2 forms — a mailing the state had already been forced to correct once www.wpri.com/news/politic...
TARGET 12: People in RI always complain about road conditions - and they have a point
FHWA data shows RI had the nation’s worst state roads in 2024, with 32% rated poor
It's so bad RI was literally off the chart in a study
My deep dive on RI’s road woes www.wpri.com/target-12/wo...
When Vermont snowplows came to Rhode Island to help dig out from the Blizzard of '26, people discovered that VTrans has a public-facing website to track the plows.
Some city councilors want to explore similar technology being used in Providence.
www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social
Ethan Shorey, chief editor of The Valley Breeze, announced Wednesday he’s stepping down after 20 years with the publication.
“It has been the honor of my life reporting news that matters to people where they (and I) live,” he said on social media.
NEW: Rhode Island attorney general released a sweeping report detailing decades of child sexual abuse and systemic coverup within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence.
Diocesan officials stress it contains no new evidence of sexual abuse by clergy www.wpri.com/news/local-n...
. @elisherman.bsky.social has a comprehensive, and at times hard to read, rundown of just-released AG report about child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence from 1950 on.
Comes nearly a quarter-century after Dallas Charter "zero tolerance" policy www.wpri.com/news/local-n...
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Public records obtained by Target 12 reveal that state officials had multiple opportunities to catch the botched state seal on a brand-new $70,000 State House carpet.
Details: https://www.wpri.com/target-12/documents-confirm-state-ordered-wrong-ri-seal-for-70k-state-house-carpet/
Why are Rhode Islanders paying so much money for the worst roads in the country? Target 12 Investigator @tednesi.bsky.social crunches the numbers and gets answers, Thursday at 5 p.m.
The conversations around rent stabilization in Providence continue at City Hall.
Not every councilor is sold that the proposal will help residents in their ward.
www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social
Gubernatorial candidate Helena Foulkes is pitching a $1 billion housing plan aimed at creating 20,000 units over eight years.
Meeting the goal would require a sharp break from the status quo.
The plan is drawing sharp criticism from political opponents www.wpri.com/news/electio...
Hasbro expects to officially vacate its corporate headquarters “in the fourth quarter of 2026,” according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
https://www.wpri.com/business-news/hasbro-plans-to-sell-pawtucket-properties-after-move-to-boston/
Reed, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, confirmed he has yet to be briefed by the Trump administration about the ongoing U.S.-Israel strikes
https://www.wpri.com/news/politics-government/sen-reed-backs-iran-war-powers-vote-says-trump-is-ignoring-constitution/
NEW: @reed.senate.gov will back a resolution forcing Trump to stop the Iran war within 30 days
Armed Services Cmte's top Dem says he hasn't been briefed by Pentagon and doesn't think his GOP counterpart has, either
"There's no strategic plan," Reed argues www.wpri.com/news/politic...
NEW: @SenJackReed will back a resolution forcing Trump to stop the Iran war within 30 days
Armed Services Cmte's top Dem says he hasn't been briefed by Pentagon and doesn't think his GOP counterpart has, either
"There's no strategic plan," Reed argues www.wpri.com/news/politic...
“more snow has fallen in greater Providence than Anchorage, Alaska,” via @tednesi.bsky.social www.wpri.com/news/local-n...
My Saturday column 👇
. @iandonnis.bsky.social reminds us this would have been Follies weekend - wonder if the next generation in RI politics can fathom how big a deal that annual event was for so long www.oceanstatemedia.org/tgif-ian-don...
Many of you asked why RI doesn't already have a commercial snow blower, like the ones you've seen remove snow in Providence this week.
I learned that's about to change, though RIDOT says the equipment they purchased is smaller and less expensive.
www.wpri.com/weather/wint... @wpri12.bsky.social
Here's a bird's-eye view of the blizzard cleanup in Providence, courtesy of Sky Drone 12. See more videos here: https://www.wpri.com/weather/winter-weather/the-view-of-the-blizzard-of-26-aftermath-from-the-sky/
UPDATE: Providence is now in possession of a commercial blower. @wpri12.bsky.social Chief Photog Corey Welch spotted it being used on Broad Street, where RI National Guard helped to shovel sidewalks earlier today.
www.wpri.com/news/local-n...
Both ordinary community members and members of the RI National Guard have the same mission after the Blizzard of '26: make Providence walkable.
www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social
Gov. Dan McKee remains in serious political trouble with less than six months to go before the first votes are cast in this year’s primary election, two new polls suggest, but his campaign is emphasizing signs of hope in the same surveys.
