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RI POLITICS

Washington Trust bank agrees to diversify board and leadership team

R.I. General Treasurer and Washington Trust Bank CEO announce 10 actions in the wake of redlining allegations and an agreement with federal prosecutors.

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RI COURTS

‘Survivor’ winner Richard Hatch representing himself in federal court in R.I.

Legal experts say the Newport resident faces a disadvantage in serving as his own lawyer.
RI POLITICS

GOP’s Leonard accuses Democrat Amo of ‘hiding from debates’ in R.I. congressional race

Gerry Leonard says Gabe Amo is “disrespecting voters by not debating the issues,” but Amo says he is looking forward to two televised debates before the Nov. 7 election.
RHODE MAP

There’s a special election in Cranston today

Voters in the Garden City, Glen Hills, and Oaklawn neighborhoods will choose a new city councilor after the arrest and resignation of Matthew Reilly in May.

RI EDUCATION
State agency proposes $2 million bump for Early Intervention amid long waits for RI infants and toddlers
The request, which came days after a Globe Rhode Island and RI PBS investigation, is less than what was recommended by the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner last month, and also below what early childhood advocates have asked for in order to shore up the program.

RHODE MAP
Rhode Island’s role in ousting (or keeping) Speaker McCarthy
House Democrats -- including Representative Seth Magaziner -- will play a major role in deciding whether GOP Speaker Kevin McCarthy keeps his leadership post.

RHODE MAP
Buddy Cianci meets artificial intelligence
Legendary investigative reporter Mike Stanton learned that his book on Cianci, "The Prince of Providence," is being used without permission to train generative-AI systems.

RI NEWS
Head of R.I. Board of Elections to retire before 2024 election
Robert Rapoza’s departure will leave a vacancy in the top job ahead of the presidential election.

ELECTION 2022

2022 election in Rhode Island: results, news, and analysis

Rhode Island voters are deciding on Nov. 8 whether Democratic Governor Daniel K. McKee will get to serve his first full term in office, and whether the Democratic Party will retain its three-decade hold on a U.S. House seat. Follow along as the Globe Rhode Island team brings you coverage of the 2022 General Election.
See: All of the results from the 2022 R.I. general election

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RI POLITICS

Treasurer re-evaluating R.I.’s relationship with Washington Trust bank after redlining allegations

General Treasurer Diossa notes the state has $190 million deposited with Washington Trust and vows to press the bank to go beyond the terms of its settlement with the US Attorney’s Office.

BLOCK ISLAND

Block Island officials confirm R.I. attorney general investigating Harborside Inn fire

The owner of the company that had inspected the kitchen’s fire suppression system has been stripped of his journeyman license after the state fire marshal determined that the fire began inside the hotel’s restaurant, “in or near the kitchen hood and exhaust fans.”

RI HEALTH

During Hispanic Heritage Month, doctor says R.I. can do better: ‘Taco Tuesday is not progress. It is appeasement.’

During a Latinx summit at Rhode Island College, Dr. Pablo Rodriguez criticizes Lifespan and Care New England for failing to support his new Spanish-language public health website.

RI REPORT PODCAST + RI PBS

Podcast: The long wait for Early Intervention services in R.I.

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, the Globe's Steph Machado brings us behind the reporting on a story, produced with Rhode Island PBS Weekly, on the waitlists for the Early Intervention program.

RI POLITICS

The latest political news in Rhode Island

Endorsements, campaign announcements, and more leading up to the special election for R.I.’s First Congressional District

RHODE MAP

N.J. Senator Bob Menendez’s Rhode Island ties

A few of his prominent Ocean State donors say he deserves to have his day in court before he considers resigning.

A federal government shutdown would have wide-ranging impacts in New England

More than 60,000 federal employees work in the region, and they could be facing halted paychecks.

RI BUSINESS

R.I. officials fire back at Black leaders who accuse state of discrimination in public contracting

While defending the state’s contracting system, McKee officials are now asking how one of the complaining groups has spent public dollars the state allocated to it, which the group’s attorneys call “a deflection.”

RI Political Briefs

Rhode Island political news: January 2023