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With just over two months to go before Rhode Island’s Sept. 9 primary, spending on television ads by the top two Democratic candidates for governor is now well-above the $1 million mark.
Two-thirds of that spending came from the woman trying again to unseat Gov. Dan McKee, according to a review of purchase forms filed by Rhode Island’s local broadcast stati...
The volunteer chairperson of the governing board for Rhode Island’s only privately-operated detention facility has resigned after six years, citing his new senior role in state government.
James J. Lombardi III submitted his resignation from the Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation to Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera on May 5. His departure was made public Mond...
Caleb Carr served only seven months as Rhode Island governor before mysteriously drowning in Narragansett Bay in 1695. Now, one of his descendants is running for the same office and racing against time too: He has 10 days to collect 1,000 signatures.
Robert “Bobby” Carr is making a longshot bid for governor in this year’s election, jaded by the U.S. party system establ...
For four years, local election administrators have relied on a single sentence in state law to carry out early in-person voting.
Not anymore.
Regulations approved by a 4-0 vote of the Rhode Island Board of Elections at its meet...
A host of high-profile Democrats called for Graham Platner, the party’s nominee to take on Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine in November’s election, to drop out of the race as they tried to save the party’s chances to retake the Senate majority.
In the wake of Politico’s explosive Monday