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The Rhode Island Senate is holding back nomination of Donna Sams to the Public Utilities Commission over concerns about energy expertise. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/10/w...
The $15.2 billion FY2027 budget doesn’t include everything on Gov. Dan McKee’s wish list. But he praised lawmakers for keeping him in the loop during their revision process — which he said didn’t happen last year.
By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/12/m...
A three-year moratorium on new charter schools received final affirmation by a 30-6 vote from the Senate Thursday night, sending the legislation to Gov. Dan McKee’s desk. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social & @krish-eh.bsky.social & @ohnocastro.bsky.social. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/11/r...
RI Senate confirms Michelle Reddish as the new Cannabis Control Commission chair, filling seat vacant since last October. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/ri-se...
Trump says deal to end hostilities with Iran is close, as close as this weekend. By @jennifershutt.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/11/r...
Yes, it sure is warm at the Rhode Island State House tonight as our small newsroom covers the last night of the 2026 session. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social & @krish-eh.bsky.social &@ohnocastro.bsky.social. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/11/r...
Judge blocks Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund until government agrees it’s been dissolved. By @ashleymurray.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/12/r...
Judge allows UFC cage matches to go ahead on White House lawn. By @ashleymurray.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/12/r...
FAA declares parts of Providence and Smithfield drone-free zones until after the World Cup ends in mid July. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/sky-o...
Corporate organizers were laying finishing touches this week on a 92-foot red, white and blue structure that towers over the White House and reaches a radius around the fighting “octagon” — still under protective covering — to fit roughly 4,300 exclusive seats. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/11/r...
WASHINGTON — Advertisements for Polymarket and Bud Light lined an eight-sided cage on the White House grounds Thursday ahead of a series of mixed martial arts fights scheduled for Sunday, President Do...
The Rhode Island Senate will not take up Gov. Dan McKee's nomination of Donna Sams to the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission this year due to legislators' concerns about her lack of energy exper...
With controversial topics like charter schools and sex abuse claims against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence already decided — or preemptively killed in the case of a state Voting Rights Act —...
The Cannabis Control Commission has a new chairperson, following the Rhode Island Senate's unanimous confirmation of Michelle Reddish on Thursday.
Drone flights are banned over Providence and Bryant University through July 21 as part of FIFA World Cup security measures by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Gov. Dan McKee presented a united front with lawmakers in a ceremonial signing of the fiscal 2027 budget at Children's Friend in Providence Friday morning. But he declined to say whether he will sign ...
The Ultimate Fighting Championship cage matches set to take place on the White House South Lawn on Sunday will go on as scheduled, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday. U.S. District Judg...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia issued a preliminary injunction Friday halting the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for one we...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that administration officials were close to brokering an end to the hostilities with Iran and predicted there could be a signing ceremony in Euro...
With controversial topics like charter schools and sex abuse claims against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence already decided — or preemptively killed in the case of a state Voting Rights Act —...
