By Janine L. Weisman | Editor-in-Chief
Good Thursday morning!
You can’t get any more Rhode Island than being someone who knows a guy.
Republican general treasurer candidate Micholas Credle only moved to Rhode Island seven years ago. But he embraced Ocean State vernacular in the title of his speech, “I Know a Guy,” while holding a press conference at the State House on Wednesday.
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High tide in Providence is at 6:52 a.m. and 7:13 p.m. Low tide is at 12:25 p.m. Sunrise is at 6:35 a.m. Sunset is at 6:39 p.m.
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Gov. Dan McKee speaks at 8:30 a.m. at Bryant University’s 40th Annual Global Trade Summit.
The Public Utilities Commission meets at 1 p.m.
The Inspector General Independent Advisory Commission meets at 1 p.m. and is scheduled to conduct interviews with five candidates. The panel may even vote on the top three finalists whose names will be forwarded to the governor’s office.
Dr. Milton J. Liu treats a dental patient at Wood River Health. The Hopkinton-based health center serves several of Rhode Island’s state-designated rural communities and operates a twice-monthly dental clinic on Block Island. (Photo by Seth Jacobson/Seth Jacobson Photography)
By Alexander Castro
State officials and healthcare providers are considering options for how to use $156 million in federal rural health funding to expand healthcare access in 18 municipalities across Rhode Island. Mobile and community-based care, telehealth, behavioral health and workforce programs are under consideration, but officials need to figure out how best to reach residents in places with little existing healthcare infrastructure.
Micholas Credle, the Republican nominee for Rhode Island general treasurer, speaks at a State House press conference attended by other GOP candidates and retirees on Sept. 23, 2026. At far left is Rhode Island GOP Chairman Allyn Meyers. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)
By Christopher Shea
Republican general treasurer nominee Micholas Credle called for greater transparency in Rhode Island’s financial management and pension system at a State House press conference Wednesday. Credle also highlighted retirees’ longstanding concerns about pension changes and cost-of-living adjustments and challenged Democratic incumbent James Diossa to debate him.
A Flock camera monitors passing traffic on Sept. 2, 2026 in Miami. The state department of transportation said this month it will remove license plate readers, such as Flock cameras, from all state highways, citing an increase in reports of misuse of the systems. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
By Ariana Figueroa | D.C. Bureau
The Senate Judiciary Committee examined concerns about the rapidly expanding Flock camera network, including privacy rights, warrantless tracking and the risk of false arrests based on inaccurate vehicle data. Witnesses also discussed potential uses of the surveillance system to track people seeking abortion care or attending other sensitive activities.
A sign noting the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer cards for food aid is displayed at a grocery store in California. New data shows millions of Americans have lost food stamps since the passage of a major law last year. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
By Kevin Hardy | Stateline
Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps. New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows more than 330,000 Americans lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, between May and June, the latest numbers available.
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COMMENTARY: Something has to change in Congress | Robert T.F. Downes, Connecticut Mirror
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