By Janine L. Weisman | Editor-in-Chief
Good Tuesday morning!
Primaries are mostly over around the country, but New Hampshire has its primary today. Rhode Island follows Wednesday after delaying our traditional first-Tuesday-in-September primary one day because of the Labor Day holiday. Delaware’s statewide primary is Sept. 15.
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High tide in East Greenwich is at 6:05 a.m. and 6:35 p.m. Low tide is at 11:29 a.m. Sunrise is at 6:19 a.m. Sunset is at 7:07 p.m.
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The Coastal Resources Management Council meets at 6 p.m.
A phone displays a text message from Dynata inviting the recipient to participate in a ‘short survey’ on Aug. 10, 2026. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)
By Nancy Lavin
As participation in public opinion polling plummets, researchers are still figuring out ways to collect representative sample data about elections. Candidates like Gov. Dan McKee say their methods are inaccurate.
By Rhode Island Current staff
Wednesday, Sept. 9, is the day voters will decide who should win the competitive Democratic primaries for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general and the Republican races for governor and the 2nd Congressional District. We had questions for the candidates. Here’s what they said.
Computers line the walls of a reentry center inside the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia, Mo. Incarcerated women preparing for release can use the computers to search for employment and other resources while on parole. (Photo by Amanda Watford/Stateline)
By Amanda Watford | Stateline
Women on parole report higher rates of housing instability, poor health and serious mental health and substance use disorders than men on parole and women who weren’t on parole, according to a new analysis from the nonpartisan think tank Council on Criminal Justice.
The needs of children and teens who have lost a loved one can easily go unseen. Camp BraveHeart brings them together for support and connection. (Photo by Emily Conde courtesy of HopeHealth)
COMMENTARY
By Deanna Upchurch
Children and teens who are grieving the loss of a loved one need to find connection, support and healing. They can find it at HopeHealth’s Camp BraveHeart, which marked its 20th anniversary this summer.
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