Rhode Island voters reject two bond questions, approve $450 million in borrowing
Rhode Islanders OK’d three of five bond measures on Tuesday’s ballot, approving a combined $450 million in borrowing to fund projects in higher education, housing and environmental projects, while rejecting $150 million for economic development and historic preservation.
Matos beats Loughlin to win another term as Rhode Island lieutenant governor
Democratic Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos defeated Republican challenger John Loughlin to win reelection Tuesday, securing another four years in Rhode Island’s second-highest general office.
Foulkes defeats Block and Guckian to win governor’s race
Democrat Helena Buonanno Foulkes triumphed over her general election opponents Tuesday night to become Rhode Island’s next governor.
On Election Day eve, RI surpasses 17% voter turnout, with record early voting numbers
A record-setting number of Rhode Island voters have cast ballots in-person during the 20-day early voting period that ended at 4 p.m. Monday, according to the Rhode Island Department of State’s live voter turnout tracker.
Op-Ed: Working together for Newport’s schools
School Committee candidate Carrie Cassady, a sixth-grade science teacher, says cutting the budget can’t be the answer to every financial problem — and that the council and committee need to stop working in separate corners
Letter: Elizabeth Cullen brings the preparation Newport’s council needs
A Newport couple points to Cullen’s time leading the Point Association and serving on the School Committee, and to 30 years of community work
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Rhode Island on Election Day
Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied:
Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about health care in the Governor’s race
Healthcare, via Medicaid, consumes more than 30 percent of Rhode Island’s budget. It’s also the largest sector of the state’s economy and the sector that employs the most people, so we might want a governor who knows healthcare inside and out.
Letter: Nicole Shevory shows up, and she listens
A fellow Pell Elementary parent points to Shevory’s work in the PTO and her background in policy, budgets and union negotiations at Veterans Affairs
Op-Ed: Nine minutes of video told me who to vote for
Susan Taylor says she watched the January council meeting at the center of the “gas moratorium” claim, and found the actual vote was a routine motion to receive a commission’s advisory opinion
Return of the lame-duck session with RI General Assembly set to reconvene after November election
Supreme Court appointment requires advice and consent from both Senate and House; candidates for eight other judicial vacancies in the wings
Op-Ed: On candidate questionnaires and responsible journalism
At-large candidate Elizabeth Cullen says she declined to answer most of a local outlet’s questionnaire, and raises concerns — based on other candidates’ accounts — that women were asked different questions than men
Letter: Liz Barron knows how to listen, and knows when to step aside
A Salve Regina professor and Newport public school parent says Barron understands multilingual education as more than English instruction
Op-Ed: A resilient future is one where we care for each other
Ward 2 candidate Emily Conklin, who chairs Newport’s Energy and Environment Commission, says the Easton’s Beach decisions ahead require working from a shared set of facts — and that resilience is a social concept as much as a scientific one
Letter: Ellen Pinnock leads with her values. Her record shows it.
A First Ward resident says Pinnock’s budget priorities — recreation, school connections, a splash pad and a food pantry trailer — point consistently toward year-round residents
Op-Ed: Elections come and go. Character and integrity endure.
School Committee candidate Nicole Shevory says Newport’s schools belong to no political faction, and that she’d represent every family regardless of who they voted for
Newport County outpacing its share of Rhode Island’s early vote; Portsmouth 10th in the state
Nearly 7,500 ballots are already in across the county’s six communities, and Jamestown leads Rhode Island in participation relative to its size. Statewide, early voting is running 88% ahead of the last midterm.
Op-Ed: The truth, told plainly
First Ward Councilor Ellen Pinnock disputes claims that she voted for a gas moratorium — and publishes the answers she declined to send a local outlet, on housing, North End flooding, the Newport Grand site and a combined public safety complex
Letter: Middletown’s non-resident taxpayers pay more and have no vote
A 32-year second-home owner says the 30% surcharge on non-resident property subsidizes the resident tax rate without accountability — and names the five council candidates she’d back if she could
Letter to the Editor: Flynn, Flynn and Rowe for Middletown Town Council
Jo-Ann Thornton, who worked with the three candidates on the “Middletown Center” project, writes that the town needs “a calm, collaborative, and pragmatic voice”
Middletown Democrats endorse four of 11 Town Council candidates
The committee backed incumbents Paul Rodrigues, Barbara VonVillas and Christopher Logan, along with former councilor Henry “Rick” Lombardi, and reminded voters they need not use all seven votes
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