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By Janine L. Weisman | Editor-in-Chief

Good Friday morning!

Gov. Dan McKee is giving trick-or-treaters Peanut M&Ms this year.

Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos is handing out 3 Musketeers.

The kids are getting Milk Duds from Attorney General Peter Neronha.

Secretary of State Gregg Amore is going with Kit Kats.

And General Treasurer James Diossa has Kit Kats and Skittles.

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High tide in Wickford is at 11:47 a.m. Low tide is at 5:29 p.m. Sunrise is at 7:15 a.m. Sunset is at 5:43 p.m.

It looks like a duck and quacks like a duck. But is it subject to campaign spending limits?

By Nancy Lavin

Independent gubernatorial candidate Ken Block is crying foul — or “fowl”? — over $228000 the Democratic Party spent on attack mailers to support his deep-pocketed Democratic rival, Helena Buonanno Foulkes. The mailers depicted Block as a conservative-minded duck. At issue is whether the mailers are considered a print advertisement and subject to a $25,000 spending cap in state law.

Super PAC makes late entry into CD2 race; incumbent deletes a social media video

By Christopher Shea

U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner removed a video of his call with the treasurer for a Maryland super PAC supporting Republican Vic Mellor after his campaign reviewed recording laws. The PAC formed on Oct. 5 has reported nearly $41,000 in spending to support Mellor against the Democratic incumbent.

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha discusses proposals to restructure state health agencies and create a public health insurance option at a press conference in Providence on Oct. 29, 2026. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)

On his way out of office, AG Neronha proposes agency overhaul and public option insurance

By Alexander Castro

Before leaving office, term-limited Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha is pushing for significant healthcare changes in the state. On Thursday, he unveiled proposals for a state-run public insurance option and an overhaul of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Both big ideas will depend on legislative approval.

New U.S. citizens sing the national anthem during an August 2026 naturalization ceremony in Chicago. Naturalizations began dropping late last year as the USCIS started a new, longer process for applicants, including screening social media accounts for “anti-American activities.” (Photo by Maggie Dougherty/Capitol News Illinois)

Trump administration has slow-walked 380,000 potential immigrant voters

By Tim Henderson | Stateline

The Trump administration cut naturalization sharply over the past year, leading to accusations it’s holding back hundreds of thousands of people who might have voted in the midterms.

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