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Number of new CRMC members to come this year: 7. Number of nominees picked by McKee: Zero • Rhode Island Current After Gov. Dan McKee missed the March 1 deadline in a new law to appoint seven new members to the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, advocates are renewing calls for sweeping changes t...

New year, same beleaguered CRMC: After missed deadline to appoint new council, frustrated coastal advocates renew calls for reform. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/03/11/n...

Trump's Iran war is estimated to cost in the billions already, with no end in sight • Rhode Island Current WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have not formally authorized a war in Iran, though they may soon be expected to approve emergency funding for the endeavor without any projection from the Trump admini...

“One lesson of history is that a war that is supposedly short or brief has these huge repercussions that ripple across time,” Stephanie Savell, Cost of War project director at Brown University's Watson School. By @jennifershutt.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/03/11/r...

How to win voters and influence revenue: McKee, Foulkes embrace millionaire’s tax in different ways • Rhode Island Current Both Gov. Dan McKee and his Democratic rival Helena Buonanno Foulkes have backed a millionaire’s tax to court primary voters. But business groups oppose the tax, while progressives want the candidates...

Both Gov. Dan McKee and rival Helena Buonanno Foulkes back a millionaire’s tax. That will make choosing who to endorse or who to vote for even more complicated. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/03/11/h...

How to win voters and influence revenue: McKee, Foulkes embrace millionaire’s tax in different ways • Rhode Island Current Both Gov. Dan McKee and his Democratic rival Helena Buonanno Foulkes have backed a millionaire’s tax to court primary voters. But business groups oppose the tax, while progressives want the candidates...

How to win voters and influence revenue: @govdanmckee.bsky.social and @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social embrace millionaire’s tax to court progressives. But will they risk alienating business-oriented and moderate voters?
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Trump sends mixed signals on Iran war end, pushes election overhaul bill • Rhode Island Current President Donald Trump on Monday told House Republicans, who were gathered in Florida for a policy retreat, that he expects the war in Iran will wrap up “quickly,” though he didn’t give a specific dat...

Trump said the U.S. military had struck 5,000 locations inside Iran but that he was holding off on bombing some of the country’s larger targets to see if its leaders would allow ships to safely travel through the Strait of Hormuz. By @jennifershutt.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/03/09/r...

More than half a dozen states allow negligence lawsuits against the gun industry. RI could be next. • Rhode Island Current For two decades, gun manufacturers have largely been protected under federal law from civil lawsuits over crimes committed with their weapons, but that could change as soon as October at the state lev...

More than half a dozen states allow negligence lawsuits against the gun industry. RI could be next. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/03/09/m...

Maine lobster haul down again in 2025 • Rhode Island Current Maine lobstermen landed 78.8 million pounds in 2025, maintaining the largest fishery in the state, even as the haul is down again from the year before.  According to preliminary data from the Maine De...

Data shows that Maine lobster harvesters took 12,000 fewer fishing trips in 2025 than the year before, an almost 10% decline in fishing effort. Via @mainemorningstar.com rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/maine...

Anti-ICE protests to hit Citizens Bank over ties to prison management companies - The Boston Globe Protests are planned at more than 60 Citizens branches on Saturday in states including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, over the bank's involvement with companies that run ICE detention centers.

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For the first time in a decade, participation in Rhode Island’s health insurance marketplace has taken a nosedive. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social

The deal is done: Centurion buys Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals • Rhode Island Current The long-awaited sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital to The Centurion Foundation was finalized Friday, marked by a celebratory press conference featuring state offici...

Centurion Foundation CEO Ben Mingle teared up at Friday's announcment. “We pushed further than anybody might have thought possible,” he said of the deal to by Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals. “We wanted to see it to the end.” By @nancyklavin.bsky.social

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AG Neronha backs Helena Foulkes. But endorsements whisper. Money talks. • Rhode Island Current Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha threw his weight behind Helena Foulkes in the 2026 gubernatorial race, marking the latest in a string of endorsements for general office candidates in the f...

@peterneronha.bsky.social's endorsement of Helena Buonanno Foulkes for Rhode Island governor is hardly a surprise; the state’s top prosecutor has openly criticized her incumbent opponent. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/03/05/a...

AG details scope of Catholic Church child sexual abuse and cover-ups in RI over decades • Rhode Island Current A new report from Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha says the Diocese of Providence concealed decades of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, identifying at least 315 victims and 72 credibly…

“The numbers are staggering, shocking, astounding,” @peterneronha.bsky.social told reporters during a more than two-hour press conference Wednesday. “And we know we didn’t get it all.”

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One year into a three-year contract, RI Life Science Hub’s first CEO departs • Rhode Island Current Dr. Mark Turco will step down as CEO of the Rhode Island Life Science Hub on March 11. His abrupt departure, one year into a three-year contract, comes amid what some board members described as strain...

Updated with Dr. Mark Turco's resignation letter to Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor, in which Turco offers to stay on as an adviser to RI Life Science Hub after he leaves...
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One year into a three-year contract, RI Life Science Hub’s first CEO departs • Rhode Island Current Dr. Mark Turco will step down as CEO of the Rhode Island Life Science Hub on March 11. His abrupt departure, one year into a three-year contract, comes amid what some board members described as strain...

One year into a three-year contract, RI Life Science Hub’s first CEO departs. Current and former board members indicate there may have been strained relations.... rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/03/04/o...

Foulkes supports millionaire’s tax and would designate the revenue to building more homes • Rhode Island Current Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Helena Buonanno Foulkes on Monday formally backed the growing call within Rhode Island’s Democratic Party to enact an 8.99% tax rate on personal income over $1 million...

Rhode Island Democratic gubernatorial challenger Helena Foulkes agrees with McKee on creating millionaire's tax, but would restrict all the revenue to creating housing. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/03/02/f...

Bankruptcy judge agrees to give Centurion till Friday to buy Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals • Rhode Island Current A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has given the Centurion Foundation until Friday to close its purchase of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital until Friday to close the…

A Texas federal bankruptcy judge has given The Centurion Foundation one more week to secure private financing and close on its purchase of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, according to court documents submitted Monday.

Lieutenant governor’s race expands as Khamsyvoravong kicks off campaign • Rhode Island Current Newport City Councilor and former mayor Xaykham “Xay” Khamsyvoravong on Monday officially announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor, ending weeks of speculation. His campaign account has the lar...

At-large Newport City Councilor and former mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong intends to focus on strengthening primary health care in Rhode Island in announcing his bid for the lieutenant governor's office. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social

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Bankruptcy judge agrees to give Centurion till Friday to buy Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals • Rhode Island Current A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has given the Centurion Foundation until Friday to close its purchase of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital until Friday to close the sal...

Bankruptcy judge agrees to give Centurion till Friday to buy Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/bankr...

Ethics panel sets hearing date as supervisor during infamous Philly trip fights to clear his name • Rhode Island Current The Rhode Island Ethics Commission will hold a rare adjudication hearing on March 17 to publicly litigate findings of probable ethics violations by Jim Thorsen, the state's former director of administ...

Former state administration director Jim Thorsen, who faces up to $52K in fines for ethics violations over the infamous Philly trip scandal, finally gets his day in adjudication before the Rhode Island ethics Commission on March 17. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/03/02/e...

Invest now in improving RI’s urban stormwater drainage systems. Or pay dearly later.  • Rhode Island Current Investing more in stormwater drainage systems with better pollutant filtering systems will reduce expenses from flood damages, minimize disruption to daily life during a heavy storm, and protect Narra...

COMMENTARY: "Why not instead, prevent or mitigate these flash floods entirely? This way people don’t have to go through the process of rebuilding or even fully replacing their properties." By Deem Quinn rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/03/02/i...

Centurion signs financing agreements to buy Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals • Rhode Island Current The Centurion Foundation has secured the private investor-backed bonds needed to cement its purchase of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, and is expecting to close on the ...

Update: requested extension in hospital sale to Centurion reveals no other buyers made offers to the court by the 2/17 deadline rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/26/c...

‘I’m an AG’ video subject still is, and back at work in new assignment • Rhode Island Current Devon Hogan Flanagan, the state prosecutor who went viral last summer in a video of her telling Newport police officers they would regret arresting her, is back on the job after a six-month suspension...

‘I’m an AG’ video subject still is, and back at work in new assignment. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/im-an...

R.I. pediatrician grilled about medical care of his late daughter in grandparents visitation trial - The Boston Globe Dr. Siavash Ghoreishi told the court he used ChatGPT to help answer whether he could write a prescription for a family member.

R.I. pediatrician grilled about medical care of his late daughter in grandparents visitation trial. Among other things, he said he used ChatGPT to justify prescribing meds to family members. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/26/m...

Shekarchi unveils latest package of bills to boost housing production • Rhode Island Current State lawmakers are taking a modest approach to encourage new home construction across Rhode Island: Only nine bills, down from 12 last year, will be introduced by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi…

In 9-bill housing package unveiled Thursday, a bill that would require at least a 15-day notice before homeless encampments are disbanded, another allowing for more pallet shelter communities like ECHO Village in Providence, and another to create a commission to study condominium affordability.

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RI lawmakers look for solution in a small state with a big problem: nowhere to send sludge • Rhode Island Current As the city of Woonsocket looks to sell its century old wastewater treatment plant and shut down the sludge-burning incinerator, Rhode Island lawmakers want to find alternative solutions to address a ...

The snowstorm is over, but a sh*tstorm is headed for RI as Woonsocket looks to close its regional sludge incinerator. Cue the legislative study commission.
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RI lawmakers look for solution in a small state with a big problem: nowhere to send sludge • Rhode Island Current As the city of Woonsocket looks to sell its century old wastewater treatment plant and shut down the sludge-burning incinerator, Rhode Island lawmakers want to find alternative solutions to address a ...

As Woonsocket looks to close its regional incinerator, Rhode Island lawmakers look for solution in state with few options for getting rid of its sludge. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/25/r...

McKee has name recognition, just not approval in new UNH poll • Rhode Island Current Almost twice as many likely voters would back Helena Buonanno Foulkes over Gov. Dan McKee if the Democratic gubernatorial primary were held today, according to a new poll published Tuesday by the Univ...

Rival Helena Buonanno Foulkes leads Gov. Dan McKee in hypothetical September Democratic gubernatorial primary, but most voters are still undecided, new UNH poll finds, By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/24/m...

Travel ban lifted at noon; thousands still without power as blizzard cleanup continues • Rhode Island Current Rhode Island lifted its travel ban at noon Tuesday as blizzard cleanup continued. Thousands remain without power while crews clear roads and restore service.

Travel ban lifted at noon; thousands still without power as blizzard cleanup continues. By @krish-eh.bsky.social & @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/24/t...

The real cause of skyrocketing electric bills • Rhode Island Current Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is in the fight of his political life and needs a quick fix to win back support. That’s why he wants to roll back state renewable and energy efficiency programs to save…

COMMENTARY: "If 10% of the state’s energy is produced by wind and solar and 87% is produced by natural gas, which one do you think is responsible for our state having the fourth-highest rates in the country?" By Bill Ibelle of @climateactionri.org