City & Government

Tuesday evening, after all the votes are counted, the City of Newport and all of its residents may be welcoming new members of the community to their School Committee and City Council. Since we love numbers, we decided to dig into the data from the last four elections. Newport City Council At-Large: In the last 4 […]

We will all be very glad when Election Day is passed. This election season has been too long, too divisive and too destructive. The worst parts of our society have reared its head; sexism, racism, dishonesty and manipulation. I am writing to set the record straight. Thousands of out of district dollars have poured into […]

It has been four weeks since the inaugural Broadway Street Fair, it has also been four weeks since crews have returned to Broadway to wrap up Newport’s version of “The Big Dig”. Several business owners and residents pleaded with us this week to “please find out why no work has been done on Broadway in […]

When Newport voters go the polls on November 8th, they will see that they have the option to choose seven out of twelve candidates (and the option to write-in their own candidate) to fill the seven At-Large seats on the Newport School Committee. Adrienne Haylor, Ray Gomes, Jennifer Jackson, Henry Kniskern and Thomas Phelan are running against current Newport […]

When Newport voters go the polls on November 8th, they will see that they have the option to choose seven out of twelve candidates (and the option to write-in their own candidate) to fill the seven At-Large seats on the Newport School Committee. Adrienne Haylor, Ray Gomes, Jennifer Jackson, Henry Kniskern and Thomas Phelan are running against current Newport […]

When Newport voters go the polls on November 8th, they will see that they have the option to choose seven out of twelve candidates (and the option to write-in their own candidate) to fill the seven At-Large seats on the Newport School Committee. Adrienne Haylor, Ray Gomes, Jennifer Jackson, Henry Kniskern and Thomas Phelan are running against current Newport […]

WhatsUpNewp and WhatsUpRhodeIsland have profiled each of the statewide referenda, read on to find out what the bond question means for you as a citizen and taxpayer of Rhode Island. Here are profiles on each question; The November Ballot: Question 1 – Tiverton CasinoThe November Ballot: Question 2 – Ethics The November Ballot: Question 2 – Ethics, ACLU Opposes […]

With projections of a need for 35,000 additional affordable housing units over the next decade, voters are being asked to approve a $50 million bond issue next week that will fund building 800 housing units, while rehabilitating numerous others. Voters, since 2006, have approved bonds that have resulted in building nearly 2,000 housing units, still […]

Characterizing Rhode Island’s natural resources as among its greatest strengths, proponents of the Green Economy Bonds see passage of the $35 million referendum as an investment in Rhode Island’s future. The multi-faceted bonds provide funds for improvements in historic state parks, state bikeway development, storm water pollution prevention, land acquisition, and matching grant programs for […]

Touting that a $45.5 million higher education bond will attract high-paying, high-tech jobs, state and education officials called approval of this referendum “critical” in the growth of the state’s economy. Specifically, the bond provides funding to continue an overhaul of URI’s engineering school facilities, and the development of a URI affiliated Innovation Campus. “Approval of […]

Mike Smith, Independent candidate for Rhode Island House District 75 (Newport) released the following press release on Tuesday. The views and opinions expressed within are not necessarily those of What’sUpNewp, our writers or our advertisers. MIKE SMITH CALLS FOR REP. CARSON TO WITHDRAW HER SUPPORT FOR SPEAKER MATTIELLO AND DEMANDS FOR A SECOND TIME THAT […]

A $27 million bond issue that provides funds for the completion of a new Veterans Home, is on next week’s ballot, one of seven statewide bond issues. The new home replaces the current Veterans Home in Bristol that was originally built more than 60 years ago, with several additions built over the next several years. […]

When Newport voters go the polls on November 8th, they will see that they have the option to choose four out of seven candidates (or write-in their own candidate) to fill the four At-Large seats on the Newport City Council. It should be noted that one of those candidates, Kimberly L. Shute, has dropped out of the […]

 Speak Up 2016 Asks about Technology Use in and Out of School, How Parents are Learning about Common Core State Standards and Bandwidth Capacity for Digital Content Through January 13th, more than 400,000 K-12 students, educators and parents worldwide will complete the Speak Up 2016 online survey and share their ideas about education and technology […]

The League of Women Voters of Rhode Island will host a Candidates Forum for RI District 75 (Newport) tonight at Pell Elementary School. For the first and only time this election season, Representative Lauren Carson (D) and her opponent Mike Smith (I) will discuss in a public forum why they believe that they are best suited to represent RI House […]

The talk of the town this morning is all about last night’s Newport City Council meeting – one that went on for almost 2 1/2 hours and had plenty of fiery moments. “This council meeting was an embarrassment,” Councilor Kathryn Leonard told us on Thursday morning. An application for an entertainment license at the Irish […]