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Just another ho-hum week in Rhode Island politics, right? “It was a mistake," Mattiello said, noting how he had more than enough in his personal campaign account in 2016 to cover the over-spend from his PAC. Yet the Democratic establishment will remain aligned behind Whitehouse (his campaign manager from 2006, Mindy Myers, now leads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee), and the coordinated campaign boosting Whitehouse and Gov. .... Morgan spokesman Bryan Piligra took aim at how Fung didn't call for Speaker Mattiello to resign: “Allan Fung won’t call on his Cranston buddy to be punished when there have been serious election laws broken. As former state Rep. John Loughlin said in 2012, "Scott Avedisian can’t win a Rhode Island Republican primary, because of the ring-wing elements that have kind of co-opted the party. Crowley is well-known for her work at City Year, which she joined as an AmeriCorps member 10 years ago, serving at Gilbert Stuart Middle School in Providence. After eight years on the City Year staff, it's the right time to take on a new adventure and opportunity to grow. Don't look now, but Boston Blockchain Week took place over the last few days. “Having the opportunity to be in public service has been frustrating at times and gratifying at other times. One can drive across it and be in two different states at the same time: FM Texas and AM Texas.

The newly elected senator from Pawtucket sits down with The Journal to go over her stances on many issues, from education and rebuilding Rhode Island’s crumbling schools to keeping the Pawtucket Red Sox in the city. An at-large city councilwoman, Cano, 34, is the assistant vice president of business and community development at Navigant Credit Union. Born and raised in Medellin, Colombia, Cano immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 16. Meeting with The Providence Journal on Sunday, Cano talked about some of her priorities: 1. Schooling Newly elected state Sen. Sandra Cano, of Pawtucket’s District 8. A Spanish-speaker only until 16, she learned English in Rhode Island schools. We have to do more, which is why I am extremely supportive of the $250 million for schools to continue to be fixed.” The senator-elect supports Gov. They are part of the fabric of our city, as well. Their investment in our city, in downtown Pawtucket, is going to be a catalyst for other businesses to come and to stay.” 5. Keeping Hasbro world headquarters in Pawtucket “Economic development is extremely important, to support small businesses and to make sure that Pawtucket is a destination and we have good-quality jobs in our city.

Two surprises have punctuated Rhode Island's 2018 gubernatorial race so far -- Joe Trillo's decision to run as an independent rather than a Republican, and now, Matt Brown's plan to run as an independent after a long absence from the state's Democratic politics. Brown's emergence is a bookend to Trillo's move, since each candidate threatens to siphon votes from a different side of the political spectrum, potentially having an outsized influence on the final vote in November. Raimondo's 37 percent approval rating reflect how she hasn't connected with Rhode Islanders after more than three years in office. Meanwhile, Fleming used bold print to highlight this message: "It should be noted that one out of five independent voters are not sure on who they would support"; 3) 69 percent of respondents were not familiar enough with Morgan, and 67 percent with Joe Trillo, to say if they would support them; 4) Raimondo is viewed favorably by 50 percent of respondents, 13 points better than her job approval rating. Brown has been back in Rhode Island for five years, and he's kept a low profile on local politics during that time, so there's an opportunistic element to his emergence this week. But the WPRI poll indicates just a 29.6 percent approval rating for Trump in Rhode Island, while an overwhelming 81 percent of women give him a negative job rating. And prince Regunberg is no Democrat. But even though Maine voters approved runoff voting in 2016, incumbents have been fighting the effort. Were Maine to move to a ranked-choice voting system, independents and third-party candidates could run without being spoilers, giving voters more choices and making for a more vibrant political debate." There are six months until Rhode Island's September 12 primary, so watch for things to heat up in the primary between Lt. Gov.

TGIF: 24 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media. Robert A. Walsh Jr.'s casting call for primary challengers to Gov. Well, it wouldn't be the first time. Will Lincoln Chafee run for governor next year? General Assembly leaders are keeping close to the vest details on whether the special session on September 19 will include an override vote of Gov. Raimondo's veto of the continuing contract bill. The NEARI's Robert Walsh on how he would finance a solution to Rhode Island's imposing school-building needs: "That's an easy one for a good old-fashioned Democrat. We have a few schools that did not start on time already this year because they're having problems, Central Falls High School being one of them. Spend the money, get everything up to speed and fix it -- and create good jobs in the process." Under Governor Raimondo’s leadership, Rhode Island got back to work.