Rhode Island
Republican John Loughlin has pulled even with Democratic Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos in Rhode Island's most competitive statewide race this fall, according to a new University of New Hampshire poll that shows Democrats cruising everywhere else on the ballot. The UNH Survey Center's Ocean State Poll, released Thursday, surveyed 598 likely general election voters from […]
The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore this week for refusing to turn over the state's complete voter registration list, escalating a monthslong standoff over election data that has now landed in federal court. According to the lawsuit, the DOJ requested an electronic copy of Rhode Island's […]
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley lost his bid for a second term Tuesday night, defeated in the Democratic primary by state Rep. David Morales, a Bernie Sanders-endorsed democratic socialist. Morales, 27, prevailed over the incumbent in a result that marks a first for Providence: no sitting mayor of the city had ever previously failed to secure […]
Gov. Dan McKee's bid for a second full term is over. Helena Foulkes, a former CVS executive, defeated the incumbent Tuesday in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, according to projections from the Associated Press and NBC News, making McKee the first sitting Rhode Island governor to lose a primary in more than 30 years. The race […]
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is fighting to keep his job against a Democratic Socialist challenger in Wednesday’s primary, a race that has drawn national attention for its echoes of Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York City last year. State Rep. David Morales, 27, has built his campaign around rent stabilization, increased public transit funding, and […]
Rhode Island state Rep. Julie Casimiro (D) moved to South Carolina earlier this summer. She is still keeping her title in the Rhode Island House of Representatives. Casimiro, a Democrat representing District 31 in North Kingstown and Exeter, moved to Hardeeville, South Carolina, and established the property as her primary residence on July 1. Despite […]
Dan McKee is still losing the Rhode Island governor's race, just by less than he was a few months ago. A new WPRI/Emerson College poll released Tuesday found Democratic challenger Helena Foulkes leading the incumbent governor 45% to 30%, with 25% of voters undecided. The survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted August 21-22 by […]
Governor Dan McKee ordered a 60-day statewide pause on new Flock camera installations Tuesday, freezing state police activation of the surveillance technology as a wave of Rhode Island towns moves to tear the systems out entirely. McKee directed the R.I. State Police to pause installation and activation of new Flock Safety cameras for the next […]
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee's reelection campaign has placed no significant television ad orders for this week, according to FCC filings, a sharp pullback that comes as the Democratic incumbent struggles to keep pace financially with primary challenger Helena Foulkes just weeks before voters go to the polls. McKee spent roughly $30,000 on local ad […]
