By Janine L. Weisman | Editor-in-Chief
Good Tuesday morning!
Today is the deadline to apply for a mail ballot for the Nov. 3 general election. Applications must be received by your local board of canvassers by 4 p.m. Here’s the link to apply.
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High tide on Block Island is at 9:51 a.m. and 10:08 p.m. Low tide is at 3:54 p.m. Sunrise is at 6:56 a.m. Sunset is at 6:08 p.m.
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U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo visits Roger Williams University’s shellfish farm, hatcher and labs on the Bristol campus at 9 a.m. Then at 11:15 a.m., Amo meets with marine trades workers and tours Hinckley’s full-service yacht yard at Little Harbor Landing in Portsmouth.
The Rhode Island Airport Corporation Board of Directors meets at 9:30 a.m.
The State Properties Committee meets at 10 a.m.
Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, and Rhode Island State Police Superintendent Col. Darnell S. Weaver hold a media availability at 1 p.m. in the Warwick Police Station Community Room to discuss election preparedness and answer questions ahead of the start of early voting. The Warwick police station is the city’s early voting location.
The Board of Elections meets at 5 p.m.
Participants in a No Kings rally at the Rhode Island State House on Oct. 18, 2025, are seen perched at the feet of a statue of Revolutionary War Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)
By Alexander Castro
At least 10 No Kings events are scheduled across Rhode Island this Saturday with a new focus: encouraging early voting and protecting voting rights across the state.
By Rhode Island Current Staff
Brush up on the candidates for state and federal offices and the statewide bond questions. We’ve made some updates to our voter guide after some candidates responded to questionnaires.
Gas and diesel prices in Indiana on Sept. 17, 2026. (Photo by Niki Kelly/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
By Jacob Fischel | D.C. Bureau
The Trump administration’s order to allow import of Russian diesel violates a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports while the country’s war with Ukraine is ongoing, according to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators.
Police investigate a crime scene where three people were shot at a housing complex in Chicago. A new survey of nearly 50 crime scholars points to community violence intervention programs, pandemic recovery and focused deterrence as potential contributors to the historic decline in homicides in the United States. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
By Amanda Watford | Stateline
As candidates debate public safety ahead of the midterm elections, a new assessment of the nation’s historic homicide decline suggests there is no single explanation for the drop — and that some widely discussed enforcement strategies may have played little role.
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Nancy Lavin wins A-Mark Prize for watchdog journalism | Janine L. Weisman
COMMENTARY: Why older lawmakers may wait too long to step aside | Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation
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