Alexandra Leslie
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Target 12 investigative reporter covering Providence and more for @wpri12 • Dog mom to Eddie • Living with Cystic Fibrosis • RT/likes = look! • [email protected]
Rhode Island, USA
Joined April 2009
RT @DanMcGowan: Classical alum + probably doesn’t get enough credit on school repairs, which he was trying to make happen before the takeov…
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👀 Former Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza will be at a ribbon cutting and tour celebrating Classical High School's $40 million renovation project later today. Interesting timing to see Elorza reemerge around the hype around the "path to local control" of PPSD right now.
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I asked Mayor Brett Smiley and Providence City Council President Rachel Miller about the new hybrid school board's capacity to be ready to regain control of Providence Public Schools by July 1. Background: @wpri12 Here's what they told me👇
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RT @TedNesi: TARGET 12: US Chief Judge Jack McConnell is a familiar face on RI's legal scene - and now being assailed by Musk for blocking…
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RT @StephMachado: No quorum at the very first meeting of the new hybrid Providence School Board. President was supposed to be elected tonig…
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RT @TedNesi: Elon Musk joins criticism of RI District Chief Judge McConnell - who has issued a national temporary retraining order against…
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RT @TedNesi: The latest from PVD federal court Judge McConnell issued a new order this morning, following yesterday's 1st Circuit decision…
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RT @TedNesi: The legislative action in DC may be an even bigger deal for RI than the executive actions Medicaid is the biggest program by…
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#RhodeMap: It’s fitting that Providence’s first school board meeting in nearly 2 months has nothing about students on the agenda tonight, and is happening for the sole purpose of settling a race for president that has played out among a handful of adults.
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VIDEO + STORY: Mayor Brett Smiley and Providence City Council President Rachel Miller expressed their disappointment about Monday’s PPSD event where the state said they could give the schools back by 2026, and not this summer as the city hopes. @wpri12
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RT @wpri12: Providence state Rep. Enrique Sanchez is refusing to step down despite calls for him to do so after he was arrested and charged…
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RT @TedNesi: BREAKING: The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with @AGNeronha and other state AGs rather than the Trump administration…
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RT @Eli_Sherman: The R.I. Ethics Commission voted Tuesday to reexamine the state’s so-called “gift rule,” in a move that could limit the va…
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.@alextpnews caught up with Rep. Enrique Sanchez ahead of today's session at the State House. He was absent all last week. What he told her about his DUI arrest, coming up at 5 and 6 on @wpri12. Background:
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RT @AnnieLinskey: AP barred from Trump's Oval Office spray with Elon Musk today over editorial policy re: the renaming of the Gulf of Mexic…
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UPDATE: Speaker Shekarchi tells me he spoke with Rep. Sanchez last night, and that he expressed remorse. He says Sanchez, who was absent from House sessions last week, plans to read a statement tonight. @wpri12
“I will not let my personal actions become a distraction from the issues that truly matter — the families, businesses, and concerns of my community.” Rep. Enrique Sanchez broke his silence a week after he was taken into custody & charged with DUI. @wpri12
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RT @TimWhiteRI: Q&A: We got a lot of feedback following our report on car window tint laws. I answered some of your questions and shared co…
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To say that people are excited the pallet shelters are open is an understatement. @wpri12 Background:
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“I will not let my personal actions become a distraction from the issues that truly matter — the families, businesses, and concerns of my community.” Rep. Enrique Sanchez broke his silence a week after he was taken into custody & charged with DUI. @wpri12
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RT @Eli_Sherman: Rep. Enrique Sanchez breaks silence for first time since his drunk-driving arrest a week ago. Background —> https://t.co/…
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