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Joseph Powers elected Rhode Island Republican Party chair

The Republican State Central Committee chooses the former state Senate candidate over their former chair, Giovanni Cicione.

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LGBTQ advocates praise removal of R.I. legislator from House committee

Speaker Shekarchi removed Representative Robert Quattrocchi, a Scituate Republican, from a House committee Thursday after he asked Representative Rebecca Kislak, a Providence Democrat who is a lesbian, if she is a pedophile.
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McKee starts to shake up the convention center board

His first two targets are the father of Helena Foulkes, his political rival last fall, and someone who supported her campaign.
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R.I. Republican removed from committee after asking Democratic colleague ‘Are you a pedophile?’

House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi removed Representative Robert Quattrocchi, a Scituate Republican, after his comments to Representative Rebecca Kislak, a Providence Democrat who is a lesbian.

RI BUSINESS
‘I have a lot of faith’: McKee still believes Tidewater stadium project will happen
R.I. Governor Dan McKee said Thursday he remains optimistic about the Tidewater Landing soccer stadium project in Pawtucket, even after news that Pawtucket had not yet gone out for financing on a big chunk of the public’s support for it.

PROVIDENCE
Providence towing contract dispute drags up old feuds, new accusations
In a lawsuit filed in Superior Court, State Towing Service, Inc. says Providence wouldn’t pay its invoices, then awarded lucrative towing work to another company — illegally.

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R.I. GOP voting for a new leader Saturday
Former chair Giovanni Cicione and former state Senate candidate Joseph Powers are vying to succeed Sue Cienki as state Republican Party chair.

DEVELOPMENT
‘Bureaucratic blinders and lack of alignment with state housing goals’ are derailing housing construction in R.I., developers say
Rhode Island is an outlier in the region, some developers say, in its approach to whether the impact of the pandemic warrants extending historic tax credit contract deadlines.

ELECTION 2022

2022 election in Rhode Island: results, news, and analysis

Rhode Island voters are deciding on Nov. 8 whether Democratic Governor Daniel K. McKee will get to serve his first full term in office, and whether the Democratic Party will retain its three-decade hold on a U.S. House seat. Follow along as the Globe Rhode Island team brings you coverage of the 2022 General Election.
See: All of the results from the 2022 R.I. general election

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A Rhode Island political power player is retiring

Armand E. Sabitoni, the general secretary-treasurer of the Laborers' International Union of North America, is stepping away after nearly 22 years.

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Homeless in R.I.: ‘Oh, it can happen to you. It can absolutely happen to anybody.’

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Holly Barchie says even a hard-working, middle-class family like hers can end up without a home amid the state’s housing crisis.

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Market challenges complicate Tidewater Landing financing

The City of Pawtucket says that it has not yet gone out for the tens of millions in bonds that will make up the bulk of the public’s portion of the support for the project. City officials had originally said that would happen months ago.

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R.I. might see three Latinas running for Congress

“It seems like the next milestone,” Marcela Betancur said. “With 60 percent of Latinos in our state living in that district, the growth of the Latino community could be well represented in Congress.”

RI HOUSING

R.I. housing secretary says ‘all options are on the table’ for Memorial Hospital

The former Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket is still being considered to house families who are homeless, Stefan Pryor said Tuesday, though questions remain about its ownership and connection to R.I. businessman Michael Mota.

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Unions, environmentalists call for ‘decarbonizing’ R.I. public schools

Climate Jobs Rhode Island coalition urges passage of legislation aimed at shifting schools from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.

RI HEALTH

Dr. Pablo Rodriguez launching R.I.’s first Spanish-language health website

“The purpose of this whole thing is to prevent people from going to Google and getting information willy-nilly,” Rodriguez said.

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Democrat Nick Autiello running for Congress in R.I.

Autiello, 32, of Providence, calls for Rhode Island to “continue sending a new generation” to Washington, D.C.

RI Political Briefs

Rhode Island political news: January 2023