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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Political Scene: Why Allan Fung’s Cranston comeback bid has RI Republicans fuming "He also delivers pizzas for Tommy's Pizza some Friday nights... 'It's a great way to stay grounded, hit the potholes, call them in to get fixed the next day'" www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Why Allan Fung’s Cranston comeback bid has RI Republicans fuming
Former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung is running as an Independent, sparking outrage among local Republicans.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 26/09/2026
Current station building has to be the ugliest major station in the country (currently 19th busiest).
A collection of ugly short buildings approximating a railway station.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
lmfao
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New poll: Foulkes leads governor race, Sabina Matos with 48% to 44% lead over John Loughlin in close LG race www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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New poll: Foulkes leads governor race, Sabina Matos is in a statistical tie with her rival
A new UNH poll shows Helena Foulkes leading the governor race while Sabina Matos is in a statistical tie with her rival.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Chat GOP: Rhode Island LG @Sabina_Matos says AI wrote @GuckianRI's employee ownership policy plan based on her legislation He doesn't deny it. Are the days of human-crafted campaign copy numbered? www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Matos accuses Guckian of using AI to steal her plan
Guckian's released a succession pathway plan for retiring small businesses, an issue Matos has worked on previously
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Every two years the voters in Narragansett throw their elected leaders out for (a) Allowing too much housing or (b) blocking too much housing Looks like this was an "A" year www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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How a housing debate is fueling a political shake-up in Narragansett
Only three of five incumbents survived the primary, with those moving on finishing in the bottom slots.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
😢
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
After loss, Smiley warns Dems 'have to make a decision' about Democratic Socialists www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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After loss, Smiley warns Dems 'have to make a decision' about Democratic Socialists
Smiley said he would not 'warmly' accept the DSA into the Democratic Party, and said they party would need to decide whether to welcome them.
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Still Trai @traichace.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Curved ball from the touchline around 5 defenders, into the runner's path, right onto the top of the box using the outside of his WEAK foot. 17th Century Salem would have had him on trial....
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Brendan Herr @brendanherr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Cool, today they placed the cutter head on the first TBM for the new Amtrak Gateway tunnels.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Political Scene: RI general election campaign begins now and Ken Block reintroduces himself to voters A software engineer whose company offers data mining services to governments for fraud detection, he opposes Flock cameras as too intrusive www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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RI's primary victors must now face independent Ken Block for governor | Exclusive
Ken Block runs a software company that finds fraud and waste. Now, he has his eye on becoming RI's governor.
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projomike.bsky.social @projomike.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Today’s weekly news quiz in the Wall Street Journal - and what Rhode Islander hasn’t wanted to annex part of Connecticut?
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
How Dan McKee lost Rhode Island Contrary to the national narrative, the Washington Bridge wasn't solely or even primarily responsible for McKee's primary loss. He faced an uphill battle against Foulkes and the bridge sealed his fate www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Why McKee's 25-point loss was about more than the bridge | Exclusive
Cracks in McKee's political base were visible in Helena Foulkes’ late push in 2022 and his lieutenant governor reelection in 2018.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The last time Providence elected a very young Democratic mayor running on a bold progressive platform 🚃
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Rhode Island General Assembly primary results: TL;DR all the incumbents won
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Greenman ousts eight-term incumbent Pawtucket mayor Grebien www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien concedes to newcomer Greenman
Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien conceded to challenger Adam Greenman in the Democratic primary.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Incumbent Sabina Matos wins RI Democratic lieutenant governor primary www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Incumbent Sabina Matos wins RI Democratic lieutenant governor primary
Who will win in the 5-way race for lieutenant governor? Sabina Matos leads the way.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Foulkes winning every city and town in Rhode Island, including McKee's hometown of Cumberland The silver lining for McKee, his 25 point defeat stays short of the 29-point loss suffered by Bruce Sundlun in 1994 www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Providence chooses change as David Morales wins mayoral race www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Providence chooses change as David Morales wins mayoral race
Providence voters chose change. David Morales defeated incumbent Brett Smiley, capping a closely watched race focused on affordability, housing and the city's future.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Mellor called winner of GOP primary for 2nd Congressional District www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Mellor called winner of GOP primary for 2nd Congressional District
The race for Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District is taking shape after months of intrigue and millions in spending.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The setup at @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social primary night party at Track 15
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Last turnout update before results
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
At 3pm turnout marching toward the 137,686 RI primary vote in 2022, which was 17% of registered voters
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The PVD polling place that opened the latest due to workers not showing up was @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social location near Wayland Square. She spoke to voters and handed out munchkin donuts for 11 minutes before it opened at 8:11am www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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RI Primary 2026: Live coverage of election day
Rhode Island heads to the polls today for local primary races! Key battles include Governor, Providence mayor, and General Assembly contests.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Noon voter turnout passes the 10% mark, approaching 86k in RI primary. Full coverage👇 www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Rhode Island primary day is tomorrow and, yes, there are some interesting General Assembly races flying under the radar Issues at play include the millionaires tax, charter schools, rent stabilization and a sludge plant Everything you need to know👇 www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Could every poll be wrong? Gov. Dan McKee is looking to save his job tomorrow with historic comeback and upset against Helena Foulkes. Here's what they have to say about health care consolidation, a natural gas pipeline and data centers www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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These are the biggest policy differences between McKee and Foulkes | Exclusive
Ideologically, McKee and Foulkes aren't that far apart, but these policies illustrate their different approaches to governing.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If I take the cartridge out and blow on it will that fix?
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
McKee dipped into his own pocket to loan his campaign $125,000 - rare for an incumbent - as Foulkes spent $2M in August to unseat him GOP candidate Guckian got a max contribution from Stefan Soloviev, the man who tried to buy McCoy Stadium www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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McKee loaned his campaign $125,000 as Foulkes spent $2M to unseat him
Helena Foulkes spent nearly $2 million in three weeks to unseat Gov. Dan McKee, who lent his own campaign $125,000 to keep up.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
‘Future-proof’ or ‘a strategic mistake’? Inside the MBTA’s effort to electrify its commuter rail system commonwealthbeacon.org/transportati...
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‘Future-proof’ or ‘a strategic mistake’? Inside the MBTA’s effort to electrify its commuter rail system
The first battery-powered trains will start running on the Fairmount Line more than a decade after MBTA overseers called for electrifying the system, and they’ll be eye-wateringly expensive. Is that j...
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
National charter school money is flowing into RI primaries this year $650k so far into races for gov, mayor, state legislature and city council www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Out-of-state billionaires pour $650K into RI primaries | Exclusive
Billionaire-backed groups have injected nearly $650,000 into Rhode Island campaigns, supporting candidates aligned with charter schools.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
omg unh
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Down ballot 2 very tight statewide Dem primary races per Ch. 12 poll Attorney General Ahern: 24% Hoffmann: 18% Solomon: 14% Knight: 9% Lieutenant Gov Matos: 20% Xay: 18% Coyne: 9% AnderBois: 8% McCurdy: 4% www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Foulkes holds 15-point lead over McKee in latest primary poll
Helena Foulkes leads Gov. Dan McKee by 15 points in a new poll as voters sour on his handling of the Washington Bridge.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
With approach of primary day announcements of progress on long-stalled projects. First the Superman Building. Now the Apex site Check out these renderings from finalist developers. Is this Pawtucket or Milan? www.providencejournal.com/story/busine...
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Finalists chosen to redevelop former Apex pyramid site. These are the proposals.
Pawtucket has chosen three finalists to develop the former Apex ziggurat into housing, hotels and waterfront paths.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
New @wpri12 poll confirms Dan McKee down double digits to @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social with 2 weeks to go in Dem primary for governor Foulkes 45% McKee 30% www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Foulkes leads McKee by 15 points in latest primary poll
Helena Foulkes leads Gov. Dan McKee by 15 points in a new poll as voters sour on his handling of the Washington Bridge.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Pawtucket mayoral candidates Don Grebien and Adam Greenman on the issues. School funding. Apex property. Zoning. Term limits and more www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Pawtucket mayoral primary candidates weigh in on schools, housing, more
Mayor Don Grebien is making the case for a ninth term in office, while Democratic primary challenger Adam Greenman says the city needs new leadership.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Is the last ask for the Superman Building? "I've got my capital stack," building owner says. Gov McKee likens redevelopment project to "when the canal was opened up for WaterFire" www.providencejournal.com/story/busine...
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'Superman Building' gets another $9.5M in state subsidies for development
The approval brings the combined city and state commitment to $52.8 million.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
How the RI LG candidates would handle rising cost of living McCurdy only 1 to answer "Would it be better if real estate prices went up or down?" Xay, Loughlin, McCurdy and Matos say they are cutting back personal spending on food www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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How lieutenant governor candidates would handle rising cost of living
Most of the candidates said that Rhode Islanders are worse off than they were four years ago.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Political Scene: The clash of ideas between Providence mayoral candidates Brett Smiley and David Morales Flock cameras Homeless encampments Superman Building redevelopment PVD school turnaround and teacher seniority rules Is market rate housing good? www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Where Democrats in Providence mayoral race stand on issues | Exclusive
We brought in Mayor Brett Smiley and Rep. David Morales to ask them about some of the key issues in the race. Here are their answers.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Can't get over what Sunderland are wearing
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Dan McKee says the RI economy is doing great Helena Foulkes says it's terrible Take all candidate economic info with a barrel of salt Here are 5 charts showing how RI is doing on metrics from income (McKee's self-set standard) to child poverty www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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What 5 charts say about the cost of living in RI | Exclusive
Americans' mood on the economy is grim, and Rhode Islanders share that pessimism, even though the stock market is cooking and unemployment is low.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The long, winding project to move Rhode Island's bus hub from Kennedy Plaza to the Providence Train Station is moving forward. No cost estimate yet At least 2 [more] years of design and planning Transit groups divided on idea www.providencejournal.com/story/busine...
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New bus hub project would come to Providence Train Station
The new design has the bus hub where the PVD FanZone was this summer.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In case you missed Political Scene this week: AI is changing campaigns in RI, and there are almost no guardrails from @antoniafarzan.bsky.social www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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AI is changing campaigns in RI, and there are almost no guardrails | Exclusive
Rhode Island has hit a turning point with AI use in campaigns, which is being used to generate images and video with little oversight.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
More public money set to be ok'd for PVD's Superman Building to reignite stalled conversion plan Project was estimated to cost $220M in 2022. Now $325M Is the Trump administration about to come through for the long empty RI icon? www.providencejournal.com/story/news/s...
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Superman building up for new state funds as project price rises
The RI Commerce Corporation is set to vote on two funding awards for the Superman building as the price of converting it to housing keeps going up.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Speaker Blazejewski has hired former Lincoln rep Jay O'Grady as new RI House Policy Director, replacing Lynne Urbani. O'Grady has a long career in non-profit affordable housing development
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Should Queen’s Cool Cat being playing 24/7 at the new westbound Wash bridge?
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
L'État, c'est moi McKee and Foulkes clash in last last TV debate before primary. "Respect this office. I am the governor of the state of Rhode Island" "I am certainly not disparaging the state of Rhode Island. I am disparaging its governor" www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Last pre-primary debate sees McKee, Foulkes tangle over opioids, bridge
The last debate was the most heated, with McKee asserting he is the state of Rhode Island, and Foulkes hit back on the handling of the Washington Bridge.
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Patrick Anderson @waveelection.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Gov Dan McKee calls for 60-day pause on new Flock cameras, orders State Police review www.providencejournal.com/story/news/c...
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McKee calls for pause on new Flock cameras, orders 60-day review
McKee called for a pause on new Flock cameras, and a review on how they are used and who has access to the data.
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Antonia Noori Farzan @antoniafarzan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I went to Block Island this spring and kept hearing about the growing number of year-round residents who can't eat meat, or even be around it, due to alpha gal. Here's the story: www.providencejournal.com/story/news/h...
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'Alpha-gal' syndrome is changing lives on Block Island
A surge in lone star ticks on Block Island, and throughout coastal New England, is causing residents to develop life-threatening red meat allergies.
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