Elections and Voting

2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (696+ words) Independent businessman Ken Block has managed to do what incumbent Governor Dan McKee could not: Make the Rhode Island governor’s race competitive. With early voting starting Wednesday, Democrat Helena Foulkes leads Block, 44 percent to 35 percent, while Republican Aaron Guckian’s 10 percent…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (626+ words) Providence City Councilor Miguel Sanchez announced Monday he has enough support to secure the council presidency come January, setting the stage for a progressive overhaul of City Hall government. The council’s 28-year-old majority whip, first elected in 2022, said his potential…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (487+ words) Providence Mayor Brett Smiley lost the Democratic Primary for the city's mayorship earlier this month to challenger and state Rep. David Morales. And now the capital city has lost its status as the host of the U.S. Conference of Mayors 2027 annual…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (96+ words) Earlier than he hoped, Mayor Brett Smiley’s journey of serving Providence, the city he loves, is ending, and so I sat down with him. The mayor is not an overtly emotional man, but there in his office,... What Brett Smiley…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (663+ words) The binding ballot initiative would bar the city from investing in countries or companies tied to genocide, apartheid, or occupation. Marianne Dhenin September 28, 2026 Voters in Providence, Rhode Island, are set to become the first in the nation to decide on…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (155+ words) Get an overview of the 2026 Rhode Island election, highlighting key races. Discover how the state has voted in past presidential elections. 2026 Rhode Island Elections Stay informed with the latest voting information, primary results, current elected officials and more in Rhode…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (245+ words) Southern New England is preparing for this weekend's nor'easter. Here is everything you need to know. President Trump and the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, deliver remarks during a State Dinner. (WJAR) — Rhode Island’s race for…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (334+ words) Providence's contract with Flock Safety expires next spring, not this fall as the city previously said, giving the next mayor freedom to eliminate the license-plate reading system in 2027. Over the summer as national opposition to Flock systems surged and other…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago   (879+ words) A two-week trip to Providence last summer convinced Ben Shanahan, campaign manager for Providence Democratic mayoral nominee David Morales, to leave his Philadelphia home for a year to unseat an incumbent mayor in little Rhode Island. Staying at Morales' Elmhurst…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (553+ words) Each month, approximately 60,000 benefits decision notices travel through Rhode Island's mail. When the notices land in residents' mailboxes, they tell people when their Medicaid coverage and other public benefits have been approved, denied, or changed. This month, the state gave…...