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Mail ballot applications due Tuesday; early primary voting starts Wednesday

It’s a big week for Rhode Island elections, with upcoming deadlines for mail ballot applications and the start of early voting ahead of the...
OBSERVERS SAY Gov. Daniel J. McKee's handling of the Washington Bridge has damaged his job approval rating, and it might not be just a memory when the gubernatorial election takes place in two years. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Will McKee’s low job approval rating remain a problem for next...

The partial closure of the Washington Bridge and the need to rebuild it may be causing headaches for commuters and nearby businesses, but the...

Turnout cracks 5% as R.I. primary voters back Biden and Trump

Rhode Island’s lackluster presidential contest fizzled to a close Tuesday, with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump declared winners by the Associated Press 10 minutes after...

Trump and Biden aren’t the only names on R.I.’s primary ballot

It’s hardly going to be a nail-biter.  President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have already clinched the nominations for Democrat and Republican parties, respectively, having won enough...
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Despite FCC ban, AI-powered deep fakes loom over elections

The Federal Communications Commission this month outlawed robocalls that use voices generated by artificial intelligence. The 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act bans artificial voices in...
Ken Block / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Five Questions With: Ken Block

5Q: Ken Block | Founder, Simpatico Software Systems 1. Why did you want to write the book “Disproven,” about your experience looking into Donald...
A RENDERING shows plans for a new B.F. Norton Elementary School in Cumberland. Voters in town on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a $52 million bond to build the new school. / COURTESY TOWN OF CUMBERLAND

7 R.I. communities approve school bond measures; N.K. voters say no

PROVIDENCE – Voters in seven local communities approved Tuesday approximately $867 million in bonds to finance new school building construction and renovations to existing...

Democrat Gabe Amo becomes R.I’s first Black candidate elected to Congress 

Democrat Gabe Amo defeated Republican Gerry Leonard to win Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday, becoming the state's first Black candidate elected to...

First CD1 poll shows independent voters have power to influence election

Democrat Gabe Amo appears to have an 11-percentage-point lead over Republican Gerry Leonard Jr. in the 1st Congressional District race, but undecided, independent voters...

R.I. election panel opts not to delve back into Matos signature...

That was fast. After monthslong discussion of signature fraud on Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos’ congressional campaign nomination papers, a state elections panel put the controversy...
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