STORY: Gen. Mike Flynn was in Warwick yesterday to campaign for CD 2 candidate Vic Mellor (R).
@wpri12.bsky.social reporter Ethan Logue caught up with both men before the event.
Read more about Mellor's "Rhode Island First" rally and why he's running⬇️
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RI Attorney General @peterfneronha.bsky.social
endorsed @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social
in the race for governor today. @wpri12.bsky.social
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RI Secretary of State @greggamore.bsky.social (D) is launching his reelection campaign Wednesday, March 11 in East Providence. @wpri12.bsky.social
Amore currently has no challenger this year. He won nearly 60% of the vote in 2022 vs Republican Pat Cortellessa.
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Dwayne Keys (D) publicly announces his 2026 candidacy for the open Providence City Council Ward 11 seat.
He has been raising money since last year. I reached out asking if he was running once I saw the Act Blue page in July, but got left on read.
Looks like he deactivated his campaign account
STORY - @thestoryshorey.bsky.social chief editor of @thevalleybreeze.bsky.social since 2017, announced Wednesday he’s stepping down after 20 years with the publication. @wpri12.bsky.social
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Veronicka Vega (D) has opened up a campaign account to run for RI House District 49.
The seat is represented by the @rihouseofreps.bsky.social’s
lone independent: Jon Brien
STORY - Newport Councilor Xay Khamsyvoravong joins the Democratic primary in this year’s race for lieutenant governor. @wpri12.bsky.social
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Prior to this candidacy Metivier has been an independent during his time on the council.
NEW: @reed.senate.gov will back a resolution forcing Trump to stop the Iran war within 30 days
Armed Services Cmte's top Dem says he hasn't been briefed by Pentagon and doesn't think his GOP counterpart has, either
"There's no strategic plan," Reed argues www.wpri.com/news/politic...
The League of RI Businesses has revealed their candidate for RI Senate District 19: Cumberland District 1 Town Councilman James Metivier (D).
Seat is currently held by state Sen. @ryanwpearson.bsky.social (D).
UPDATE: Mayor Brett Smiley's office says Providence's parking ban will be lifted at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28.
Providence is also creating a volunteer snow removal program in an effort to help "aging, disabled and medically limited neighbors who are unable to shovel."
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This will also be for a four-year term as opposed to two-year terms in past cycles.
Voters approved a term limit of two, four-year terms for Woonsocket's mayor in 2024.
Donald Martone has opened up a campaign account to run for mayor of Woonsocket this year.
Currently, the mayor is Democrat* Chris Beauchamp
*Races for mayor there are nonpartisan, but it's known that's Beauchamp's affiliation
INBOX: Fmr. Republican US Senate candidate and fmr. state Rep. Patricia Morgan endorses Vic Mellor in the race for CD 2.
Mellor is running in the GOP primary. As far as I’m aware Dr. Stephen Skoly is also running, but his campaign has been very quiet in comparison.
Brittany Kubicek has opened up a campaign account to run for RI House District 5.
In her CF-1, she lists her affiliation as "Socialist."
The seat is currently held by state Rep. Anthony DeSimone (D).
Formal release announcing Suzy Alba’s (D) candidacy for RI House District 53.
The seat is currently held by state Rep. Paul Santucci (R).
@michaeljgarman.bsky.social (D) formally announces his campaign for RI House District 1
The seat is currently held by state Rep. Edith Ajello
INBOX: RI Young Republicans hire political operative Matt Gagnon as their statewide field director.
INBOX: Providence Mayor Brett Smiley announces there won’t be any trash pick up for the rest of this week because of the blizzard. Resumes next week.
From @steveahlquist.bsky.social: Cameron Moquin, who unsuccessfully ran for CD 2 in 2022 as a Democrat, is going to primary state Sen. @samuelwbell.bsky.social (D-Providence) this year.
Ahlquist reports that Moquin is motivated by Bell’s vote to confirm Mike McCaffrey as a District Court judge.
ANOTHER UPDATE - @reed.senate.gov's spox says he will be in attendance at the SOTU Tuesday. His guest will be RI Secretary of State @greggamore.bsky.social.
So far: Auchincloss, Reed are going while Whitehouse, Markey and Amo are not. TBA on Magaziner.
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UPDATE - A spokesperson for @magaziner.house.gov said the office will have "more to say next week" on if Magaziner will attend the SOTU address Tuesday.
Magaziner's guest is United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) President Lynn Blais
Still pending responses to see if @reed.senate.gov, @warren.senate.gov and @magaziner.house.gov plan to attend Trump's SOTU Tuesday.
STORY - Tuesday is President Trump's SOTU address, but multiple members of our local congressional delegation will *NOT* be attending. @wpri12.bsky.social
Read more about who isn't going:
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Nugget: @govdanmckee.bsky.social's new campaign manager is Drew Shannon. Most recently worked on Alex Kelloff for Colorado
It appears she has dissolved her campaign account.
State Sen. @samzurier.bsky.social (D-Providence) endorses @keithhoffmann.bsky.social
in the race for AG
Jessica Gomes (R), chair of the Cranston Young Republicans, has opened up a campaign account to run for Cranston’s Ward 2 City Council seat.
The seat is currently held by Councilwoman Kristen Haroian (D).
State Sen. @ryanwpearson.bsky.social (D-Cumberland) may have a Republican opponent.
John Nunes Jr. has opened up a campaign account to run for RI Senate District 19 this year.
