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@rhodeislandcurrent.com@rhodeislandcurrent.comA review of Rhode Island’s motor voter system confirms guardrails prevent noncitizens from accessing voter registration. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/08/d...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comThe supply of skilled workers in construction and other trades is under pressure from aging, immigration enforcement and a rush to build data centers. Via @stateline.org rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/08/r...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comThe number of Rhode Island and Massachusetts residents impacted by Hasbro data breach is now over 1,000. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social
@rhodeislandcurrent.comSocialism, trans athletes and reproductive rights divide Foulkes, Guckian and Block in NBC 10 gubernatorial debate. Plus a skirmish over Crossroads RI lighting upgrade. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/08/r...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comRhode Island Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos and her Republican challenger, former state Rep. John Loughlin, faced off live Wednesday from the Providence Performing Arts Center lobby. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/07/m...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comThis month, 10% of firearms cases at the Rhode Island State Crime Lab needed verification from third-party contractors, down from 15% in April, as the lab makes progress rebuilding its in-house testing staff. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/07/r...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comUS Wind gives up its Sparrows Point lease to Anduril as delays and legal challenges threaten its offshore wind project off Ocean City, Maryland. Via @christinecondon.bsky.social @marylandmatters.org rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/07/r...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comNews of GOP gubernatorial candidate Aaron Guckian’s cash flow woes comes one week after he missed two gubernatorial forums to take a last-minute trip to Florida to boost his flailing campaign. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/07/g...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comNew Rhode Island Department of Education report raises questions about assumptions that went into a plan released earlier this year to overhaul the state’s school funding formula. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/07/h...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comBetween 2015 and 2025, water bills increased by 62% on average across the nation’s 500 largest community water providers. Those systems serve nearly half the nation’s population. Via @stateline.org
@rhodeislandcurrent.comInvestigators followed suspect in a 1985 murder case to a Heart tribute concert at Woonsocket’s Stadium Theatre. They watched him drink from a water bottle and leave it on the empty seat next to him. By @j9weisman.bsky.social @krish-eh.bsky.social #coldcase
@rhodeislandcurrent.comDNA evidence collected by a special investigative unit within the Rhode Island Office of Attorney General has led to an arrest in the 1985 murder of a 22-year-old Jamestown woman in Newport. #coldcase rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/06/a...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comCongress extended federal hemp ban deadline by one month. But state regulators have yet to issue clear guidance to farmers for next year. By @krish-eh.bsky.social
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@rhodeislandcurrent.comKratom products containing the potentially dangerous derivative 7-OH, and other chemically modified kratom compounds, are increasingly being sold alongside traditional kratom leaf products. By @amandavhernan.bsky.social @stateline.org ne rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/05/r...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comProvidence City Councilor Miguel Sanchez announced Monday he has enough support to secure the council presidency come January, setting the stage for a progressive overhaul of City Hall government. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/05/s...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comOne month after the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council failed to decide the fate of a proposed oyster farm in Tiverton, project opponents are asking a Superior Court judge to weigh in. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social
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@rhodeislandcurrent.comProvidence is getting the largest award, $1.85 million, for firefighter breathing apparatus and training. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/05/f...