By Janine L. Weisman | Editor-in-Chief
Good Friday morning!
I’ve watched the Memorial Day weekend weather forecast change all week on my weather app. So let’s see how this goes. The Providence forecast calls for mostly sunny today with a high near 67.
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High tide in East Greenwich is at 1:40 p.m. Low tide is at 6:34 a.m. and 6:43 p.m. Sunset is at 8:05 p.m.
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The Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial is on display at Fort Adams State Park in Newport from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Over 7,000 combat boots adorned with flags and placards with the name of a U.S. service member killed in action since 9/11 are arranged in rows in a moving and somber tribute that runs through Memorial Day weekend.
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green speaks at an event in Providence in February 2025. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)
By Christopher Shea and Alexander Castro
In a surprise move, Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Angélica Infante-Green is recommending that Providence regain control of its public schools this summer after nearly seven years of being subject to a state turnaround plan.
A sign supporting keeping the Newport Hospital Birthing Center open is on display on Broadway across the street from the hospital. (Photo by Janine L. Weisman/Rhode Island Current)
By Nancy Lavin
Brown University Health wants to step back from contributing a share of the $4.9 million a year needed to keep Newport Hospital’s birthing center open as it continues to endure operating losses at its Massachusetts hospitals, an executive said during a second-quarter call with reporters Thursday.
Kalshi's website displays odds of which political party will win the 2026 Rhode Island gubernatorial election. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)
By Christopher Shea
Prediction market operator Kalshi preempted Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha by filing a lawsuit against the state in U.S. District Court Thursday. Four hours later, Neronha hit the company and Polymarket with a suit in Providence Superior Court.
Donald Trump supporters clash with police and security forces in the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images)
By Jacob Fischler
Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people said to be victims of judicial weaponization, saying the fund would aid and encourage the pro-Trump rioters who attacked that Capitol that day and still harbor desire to harm the officers.
ICYMI
Boston appeals court rejects RI child advocate’s emergency relief petition | Alexander Castro
COMMENTARY: Rising costs are outpacing retirement. Social Security taxes make it worse. | Catherine Taylor, AARP Rhode Island
At Coast Guard Academy graduation, Trump heralds ‘golden age’ | Lisa Hagen, Emilia Otte, Mark Pazniokas, Connecticut Mirror
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