The number of Rhode Island and Massachusetts residents impacted by Hasbro data breach is now over 1,000. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social
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Nancy Lavin
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Rhode Island born and bred, but convinced I don't have the accent (don't tell me otherwise). Covering state politics, environment and business for Rhode Island Current.
@rhodeislandcurrent.comReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.social@rhodeislandcurrent.comReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialSocialism, 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.comReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialRhode 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.comReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialNews 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.comReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialInvestigators 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.comReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialOne 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
@phileil.bsky.socialReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialNew from me: Over the summer a Rhode Island news site, Uprise RI, began publishing stories written by AI "reporters."
Today, I've got a commentary about the experiment -- and AI-fueled journalism, in general -- for the @rhodeislandcurrent.com.
@iandonnis.bsky.socialReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialJust shy of 79% of @RISenate seats turned over from 2015-2016 to 2025-2026. But even with the addition of more progressives, the center of gravity remained largely the same (#5) www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/202...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialBrown University Health is offering buyouts to 200 non-clinical supervisors and laying off an undisclosed number of executives amid financial pressures. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/02/a...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialWith GOP candidate absent, RI gubernatorial forum at RWU Law shows subtle differences between Democrat Helena Buonnno Foulkes and independent Ken Block on fiscal policy and abortion protections. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/09/30/f...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialMonthly health insurance costs are set by 2.9% to 15.8% for roughly one-third of the state’s population after Rhode Island Office of Health Insurance Commissioner completes annual rate review process. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social
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@rhodeislandcurrent.comReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialAG @peterneronha.bsky.social's office has rejected a turnaround plan by the new owners of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, determining it was insufficient to keep them afloat. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/09/28/c...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialNew study linking sustained arts education — especially music — strengthens school connection could have implications for how the state addresses chronic absenteeism. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/09/28/r...
@iandonnis.bsky.socialReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialAs part of conditions for sale of CharterCARE, @peterfneronha.bsky.social is seeking a revised version of the company’s strategic plan
@rhodeislandcurrent.comReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialDemocratic Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos is neck-and-neck with her Republican challenger, John Loughlin, according to a University of New Hampshire poll published Thursday. The two face off in a WPRI debate taped Friday. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/09/25/m...
@fitzprov.bsky.socialReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialBy @nancyklavin.bsky.social -- How to make officials care about public records reform? Wait till their requests are denied. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/09/23/h...
@nancyklavin.bsky.socialRI Energy bills are going up, then down, then up again. What to expect starting Oct. 1. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/09/24/r...
@nancyklavin.bsky.socialRivals no more, can they be good sports? Gubernatorial primary battles end with different outcomes. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/09/21/r...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialThe close contest between Rhode Island’s Republican gubernatorial primary is not close enough to justify a manual refeeding of every ballot into a tabulating machine, the Board of Elections determined Monday. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/09/14/r...
@rhodeislandcurrent.comReposted by @nancyklavin.bsky.socialVeolia would replace Jacobs Engineering Group in running the Woonsocket Wastewater Treatment Plant under a proposal before the City Council tonight. Jacobs is cutting ties with the city 14 years into its 20-year contract. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social
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