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8 candidates to appear on R.I. gubernatorial ballot

Elections 07/25/2022

PROVIDENCE – Eight candidates, including five Democrats, two Republicans and one independent, gathered the required 1,000 signatures needed to appear on the ballot in...

Could young voters be a deciding factor in the fall?

Commentary 07/22/2022

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion has far-reaching personal and political implications and may help decide the midterm elections in November. That influence...

R.I. TREASURER SETH MAGAZINER has raised $2.09 million to date for his U.S. Congressional campaign. / COURTESY R.I. TREASURER SETH MAGAZINER

Magaziner still top fundraiser in 2nd Congressional District race

Elections 07/19/2022

PROVIDENCE – Seth Magaziner is still the runaway leader in both fundraising and having cash on hand for the crowded race to succeed Rep....

REP. JAMES R. LANGEVIN, D-R.I., right, endorses R.I. Treasurer Seth Magaziner for the 2nd Congressional District seat. / PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Langevin endorses Magaziner in 2nd district; parties deny trying to cull...

Elections 06/30/2022

PROVIDENCE – One day after the Republican field in the 2nd Congressional District race was narrowed to one, outgoing Rep. James R. Langevin, D-R.I.,...

ROBERT LANCIA, a Republican who lost to Rep. James R. Langevin, D-R.I., in the 2020 election, has suspended his latest quest for Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District seat. / COURTESY ROBERT LANCIA

Lancia suspends congressional run; Fung lone Republican left

Elections 06/29/2022

CRANSTON – The race for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District seat has only one Republican left after former state Rep. Robert Lancia, who was...

REP. BLAKE A. FILIPPI, R-New Shoreham, will not seek re-election this November after eight years. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. House Minority Leader Filippi won’t seek reelection

Elections 06/24/2022

PROVIDENCE – The top Republican in the R.I. House of Representatives will not seek reelection this November. Rep. Blake A. Filippi, R-New Shoreham, who has...

HELENA B. FOULKES announced Wednesday in a new campaign ad that, if elected this year, she won't seek re-election if student performance across Rhode Island doesn't improve in four years. /PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Foulkes vows to improve student performance across state if elected

Education 06/08/2022

PROVIDENCE – In a unique campaign announcement Wednesday, former CVS Health Corp. executive and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Helena B. Foulkes said, if elected, she...

MICHAEL NEARY has ended his campaign as a Democratic nominee seeking the second district seat in the U.S. House. / COURTESY MICHAEL NEARY

Neary drops out of U.S. House race

Elections 05/13/2022

PROVIDENCE – The candidate pool seeking Rep. James R. Langevin’s second congressional seat has decreased by one. Michael Neary, a former advocate for 2016 presidential...

GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE Ashley Kalus says Rhode Island needs to become "the economic gateway to New England," by improving education and harnessing assets including its interstates, rail, international airport, deep water port and 400 miles of coastline. Kalus said Rhode Island needs to "stop bribing businesses to come here" using tax credits, and instead foster a more fundamentally pro-growth business environment. / COURTESY ASHLEY KALUS

Kalus would fight for better business environment as governor

Economic Activity 04/05/2022

(Editor’s note: This is the second in an occasional series of stories speaking with this year's gubernatorial candidates about their economic vision for Rhode...