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Rhode Island incumbents are staring down a political wipeout
1+ week, 5+ day ago (673+ words) Rhode Island incumbents are staring down the possibility of a political wipeout in next week’s Democratic...Mayor Brett Smiley all were to fall, it would amount to an unprecedented upending of Rhode Island’s political...establishment, and a massive rebuke that…...
s how three political organizers aim to bring Rhode Island donors and progressive groups together
1+ week, 4+ min ago (409+ words) Three of the region’s top political organizers are trying to build a new kind of political infrastructure...and Tara McGowan (no relation to me) have launched RIsing Alliance, which describes itself as a “political...Q: You and your cofounders have…...
New political leaders emerge in Rhode Island as old guard falls in primary upsets
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (514+ words) McKee’s hometown of Cumberland, in a stunning wipeout that heralds a seismic shift in Rhode Island politics...The political shift was also evident in the Providence mayoral race, where incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley...
In Providence, can the mayor fend off his left-wing challenger?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1121+ words) “The race is clearly very close,” said Adam Myers, a political science professor at Providence College...very colorful, charismatic, and approachable politician,” said Tony Affigne, a Providence College political...
With Morales???s win, rent control is on the table again in Providence
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1079+ words) PROVIDENCE — After Wednesday’s primary delivered victories for progressive candidates up and down the ballot in Providence, city leaders are all but certain to enact limits on rent increases in 2027. The Providence City Council narrowly failed to enact rent control earlier…...