Members of Rhode Island’s all-Democratic Congressional delegation lined up Monday to support Seth Magaziner, the party’s nominee for Congress in the 2nd district, who topped a five-way field in last week’s primary election.… MORE
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Rhode Island Gov. McKee narrowly wins Democratic primary
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee eked out a victory in his Democratic primary on Tuesday, beating back strong challenges from a pair of opponents as he seeks his first full term in office.… MORE
Lawmaker suspended from TikTok defends twerking video
A state senator in Rhode Island who was suspended from TikTok after posting a video in which she twerked while doing a handstand in a bikini says she has no regrets.… MORE
Retiring Congressman Langevin endorses Magaziner
Congressman Jim Langevin, who is retiring from Congress after 22 years, is endorsing a Democrat to succeed him, backing Seth Magaziner, who won the party’s endorsement in a convention last weekend.… MORE
Rallies, events keyed to gun issues intensify as the end of the legislative session nears
Both sides in the gun debate rallied this week as the General Assembly entered what traditionally is the final month of its session with several pieces of gun-related legislation still unresolved.… MORE
Census review helps explain why RI did not lose a Congressional seat
Around 1 in 20 residents in Arkansas and Tennessee were missed during the 2020 census, and four other U.S. states had significant undercounts of their populations which could short-change them of federal funding in the current decade, according to figures from a survey the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday.… MORE
Six candidates for RI governor appear at forum
In a first chance to see the leading candidates for governor on stage together, five Democrats and one Republican fielded questions Thursday at a forum hosted by a business group at a luncheon in Warwick.… MORE
RI leaders respond to report that Roe could be overturned
Rhode Island political leaders, virtually all Democrats, are responding with a flurry of statements in the wake of a report by Politico that a draft opinion suggested the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case which legalized abortion nationwide.… MORE
Former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung seeks congressional seat
Former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung officially launched his campaign Tuesday for the state’s seat in Congress being vacated by Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin.… MORE
Zelenskyy gets John F. Kennedy award for defending democracy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is among five people named Thursday as recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for acting to protect democracy.… MORE
