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Patrick Anderson
2 years
The looks from the bar
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Ted Nesi
2 years
How Rhode Island is this? Campaigning at Atwood Grill, Democrat @JoyFoxRI runs into Republican @AllanFungRI - who might be her opponent for the 2nd District seat (he says he has nothing to announce yet on his plans)
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Rhodes IN the Pawtuxet I’m afraid
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Warwick City Council President Steve McAllister, a Democrat, delivers @USChamber endorsement to @AllanFungRI
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7 months
Just In: The "young engineer" who initially spotted damage to the Washington Bridge wishes to remain anonymous
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7 months
High tide about an hour away and already a little soggy in Waterplace Park
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2 years
If we are bringing back zombie northeast department stores in 2023 👇
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4 years
RI House Majority Leader @JoeShekarchi makes it official, endorses @PeteButtigieg along with @RyanWPearson @Justine4RI @Sabina_Matos
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New: Went through years of contracts, inspections, structural analyses, bids, change orders and emails to try to figure out what went wrong on the Washington Bridge. Here's what I found: A report warned the state about the Washington Bridge in 2015.
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Rhode Island has seen a few public servants take bribes or kickbacks over the years. This is the first payout I'm aware of in vegan cheese
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2 years
Brand new state agency seeks consultant to do what the agency was presumably created to do
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6 years
Before House vote on “red flag” and bump stock ban bills, @RISpeaker and @GovRaimondo hold State House event with @MomsDemand
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2 years
“We we’re behind in every single poll. Every single poll. But we never stopped working”
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2 years
I'm all about the 90s, but America has got to move on from Alexi Lalas in 2026
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4 years
Rhode Island has set a new election turnout record tonight, surpassing 2008 with an hour to go and more mail ballots to add. How high will it go?
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3 years
With @GovDanMcKee announcing a new shelter in Pawtucket, @Cynthia_Mendes_ and #SleepOutRI protestors are declaring victory and ending their encampment outside the State House tonight
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.⁦ @SenWhitehouse ⁩ says “this state is not open for political tourism” as he tells the Dem crowd ⁦ @DanMcKeeRI ⁩ has won
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1 year
I looked into the Connecticut study of extending Shore Line East trains to RI and whether RIDOT nixed going beyond Westerly CT lawmakers in 2021 ordered a study of SLE to "Rhode Island" and RIDOT concluded that meant Westerly ht @the_transit_guy
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Patrick Anderson
6 years
Do not miss this slideshow of Mayor Polisena turkey reaction shots
@projo
Providence Journal
6 years
from @bamaral44 : Netting the nuisance turkeys of #Johnston | @ProjoPhoto pictures by @SteveSzydlowski
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1 year
On the train to Pawtucket.
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2 months
Bling
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4 months
One notable similarity between the RIPTA bus hub plan and the Pawtucket soccer stadium: committing public funds to a project before knowing how much it will ultimately cost, what it will look like and what the central purpose is
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6 years
. @RIDemParty director says the party needs to woo back Trump Democrats. RI District 3 in PVD is an interesting place to woo them. It broke 82% for Clinton in 2016
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6 years
Chairman of R.I. Dems endorses Trump-supporting ex-Republican over incumbent Rep. Walsh
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You could spend $34M to move state agencies into this single-story 1979 office building surrounded by parking lots. Or you could extend the street grid and build a whole new neighborhood near transit, utilities, stores, PVD, multi-million $ homes
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Patrick Anderson
5 years
Someone just built what looks like the world’s smallest apartment in a statehouse hallway. Maybe it’s the mall people
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2 years
Underrated: "Hear Ye, Hear Ye" in a RI accent
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2 years
. @JoyFoxRI has conceded in #ri02 . Urges Dems to get behind Magaziner
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4 months
The Department of Justice has given Rhode Island until March 18 to produce Washington Bridge records requested in False Claims Act probe. 1st deadline was yesterday
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Patrick Anderson
3 years
Always a little jarring to hear Raimondo appointees now dismiss decisions of the "prior administration" they were a part of until a few months ago
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Patrick Anderson
8 years
. @WolfPAChq resolution calling for national constitutional convention to deal with Citizens United passes Senate unanimously with applause.
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9 years
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2 years
Inbox: "Downtown Providence, RI Welcomes First and Only Grocer" Rory’s Market It's where the parking lot that surrounded the Coffee King used to be
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Patrick Anderson
5 months
Aside from everything else, would be nice to have some idea what @PVDMayor wants to do with this.
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Philip "Read My Book" Eil
5 months
Time to break out the WD40 and see if this thing is ready for action.
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4 years
. @GovRaimondo calls Narragansett Town Council's proposed resolution asking police not to enforce Covid closures "reckless." "It is so selfish to all the people of RI who have worked for so long putting their lives on hold"
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3 years
RI Redistricting Commission kicking off today. Party affiliation by mask status
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Patrick Anderson
6 years
The heavy spitter?
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Amanda Milkovits
6 years
Spat between personal-injury lawyers in Providence leads to one charged with spitting on the other's father
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Patrick Anderson
4 years
Programming note: I am on furlough this week. This account will be restricted to tweets about the Belarusian Premier League and ethics in pandemic surfing
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Patrick Anderson
1 year
First post-surf clams of 2023. We’re back
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Patrick Anderson
3 years
For the price, CVS could at least gift wrap the antigen tests
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Patrick Anderson
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Big win for Pawtucket progressives. The McKee administration is opposing the mayor's plan to turn Morley Field into a distribution center truck parking lot on environmental justice grounds
@RhodeIslandDEM
Rhode Island Dept of Environmental Management
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DEM Announces Decision on City of Pawtucket's Application to Convert the use of Protected Recreational Sites, seeks Guidance from National Park Service on Morley Field.
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@PatrickAnderso_
Patrick Anderson
6 years
. @SamuelWBell has unseated Sen. Paul Jabour 45% to 37% in Federal Hill
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Patrick Anderson
3 years
State Sen. and RI LG candidate @Cynthia_Mendes_ has pitched a tent in front of the State House and plans to stay until @GovDanMcKee or General Assembly provide shelter for homeless
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Patrick Anderson
7 years
Hospital Association of Rhode Island Pres. M. Teresa Paiva Weed blasts Trumpcare
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5 months
Sure sounds like the Washington Bridge is going have to be torn down and replaced. This is the FHWA administrator, who later clarified no course of action has been officially decided, but still
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Patrick Anderson
4 years
RI has passed 2016 turnout with 2 hours till polls close Just 5,700 votes to go to pass 2008. You could be lucky voter 475,429
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2 years
Rare RI government logo using red and no wave icons
@IFlyRhodeIsland
Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport
2 years
New logo. Same great airport. We’re thrilled to announce that our new branding has landed!
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6 years
It’s here. Vital signs normal
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6 years
Some needle loss in the upper branches and a slight brownish hue, but RI State House XMas tree looks like it'll cross the finish line this year
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3 years
Rhode Island to keep both House seats
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2 years
This is not typically how an incumbent ahead in the polls handles a routine campaign interview
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Brian Amaral
2 years
. @GovDanMcKee has been in office for more than a year and a half and still often doesn't take well to probing questions, like these (perfectly reasonable ones) from @FitzProv . Some brutal moments. Fitz unflappable.
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3 years
RI infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities are being made to wait for services as all Early Intervention providers in the state have stopped taking referrals.
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6 years
Coming to you from Cranston City Hall
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Patrick Anderson
2 years
Business success is part of @AshleyKalus ' pitch to voters in her bid for governor. It is also paying for her largely self-funded campaign. But one former business partner in Illinois says Kalus cheated her. "Company is broke. End of story"
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Patrick Anderson
2 years
The only nomination for @RISenate president is @SenatorRuggerio . The vote is 36 to one to reelect Ruggerio president @SamuelWBell the lone no vote
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Patrick Anderson
7 months
And reopen the East Side Rail Tunnel!
@bamaral44
Brian Amaral
7 months
Hear me out: lower the Crook Point Bascule Bridge. I’ll walk over Stand By Me style
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3 years
New state-run mass vaccination site in Middletown to open "where Benny's used to be," @RIHEALTH Alexander-Scott announces
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Providence subway system
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Providence Journal
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Drilling of a 2.2 mile sewer tunnel under Rhode Island is finally complete. What comes next?
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Patrick Anderson
6 years
The Columbus Day parade in PVD
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3 years
New: Laugh at my ill-fated attempt to race a car to Newport Mad dash for Newport: In a car-vs.-ferry race from Providence, which is the best bet?
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So to get $27M now, state is going to pay almost 4 times that over 30 years
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Patrick Anderson
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Pawtucket today closed on a $54M bond to help finance the @RhodeIslandFC soccer stadium. The developer will get $27M of that, with the rest going into reserves. Interest rate is 7.5%. State is expected to pay $132M in debt service by 2053
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New: @SecRaimondo made a surprise appearance at RI State House Wednesday to film a 60 Minutes interview. She did not take questions (or acknowledge) the RI press lurking behind a security cordon
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@PatrickAnderso_
Patrick Anderson
4 years
I asked every Republican elected to the RI General Assembly who won the presidential election. Only one responded and none answered the question
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4 years
Returning from a week of "vacation" that included Zoom kindergarten duty. Will take at least 2 weeks of deadline writing to relax
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Patrick Anderson
8 months
Kind of incredible timing
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Ted Nesi
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. @GovDanMcKee just came out with this short video for the @NatlGovsAssoc "Disagree Better" initiative, in which he stresses the importance of allowing for different perspectives in politics
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5 years
The MIT development director who helped conceal Epstein donations now works @BrownUniversity No response from the school so far
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8 months
More than 80 members of RI Jewish community, including @MeghanEKallman , @SamuelWBell and @AaronRegunberg , sign letter to congressional delegation calling for Gaza ceasefire
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The message from ⁦ @SecretaryPete ⁩: on the Washington Bridge building a new bridge by 2026 is an “aggressive” timeline “that needs to be met”
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Patrick Anderson
2 years
Two senators, Frank Lombardi and John Burke, removed their names from a vaccine mandate bill Tuesday after it was condemned by the GOP
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Patrick Anderson
3 years
We're contractually obligated to spend a day every 2 years swimming in 38 Studios docs
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katherine gregg
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@PatrickAnderso_ did a deep dive into 38 Studios depositions and here’s what RI’s newest candidate for Governor had to say at the time:
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1 year
The @RIHouseofReps voted unanimously to ban rental application fees.
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2 years
Full Portlandia from @bamaral44 biking to the press conference in flannel
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4 years
Recent mail ballot drop flipped Richmond, RI (population (7700) to Biden by 2 votes. Third RI municipality to vote Trump 2016 and Biden 2020
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Superman Building redeveloper shopping for more public money, including federal financing for projects "close to transit hubs." 🤔 Think this is the same USDOT program eyed to pay for moving @RIPTA_RI hub *away* from the Superman Building
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Patrick Anderson
2 years
Over in the @RISenate , @MeghanEKallman introduced fare-free @RIPTA_RI legislation.
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Patrick Anderson
4 years
I've always liked the "wave" plate, but would not mind this design from @luminousagency at all
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RI Republican National Committeeman Steve Frias says he voted *no* on the Liz Cheney Adam Kinzinger censure resolution at the RNC meeting in Salt Lake
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3 years
The bathrooms in Kennedy Plaza will reopen tomorrow for the first time since the start of COVID, @GovDanMcKee says. Advocates had pushed for reopening for weeks
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Patrick Anderson
11 months
Turns out the #RI01 Democrats don't agree on everything -Student debt cancellation -CHIPS Act -Carbon tax -China -NEPA reform -Housing -Immigration -Gun violence Where do congressional candidates stand on key issues? A complete guide
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Patrick Anderson
2 years
. @GovDanMcKee wants to spend $250M on new housing, but where will it go? RI's second largest city hasn't built new long-term affordable homes in more than a decade and just rezoned a site on Cranston St. for an Auto Zone, gas station and fast food
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. @GovDanMcKee not at the news conference on sudden closure of I-195 West at Washington Bridge. Asked why, DOT Director Alviti says "It's my job"
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Patrick Anderson
5 years
*Not* negotiating to buy Greenland, I'm told
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5 years
RI's Commerce Secretary is heading to Denmark tomorrow to meet "potential partners regarding Rhode Island’s off-shore wind sector" - per spox. And separately with @Orsted
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5 years
She’s running for ⁦ @RIDemParty ⁩ chair. ⁦ @RepMoira_Jayne
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No idea if it brings change anytime soon, but @RIDOTNews now agrees that running slow, polluting, unreliable diesel locomotives on the electrified PVD Line doesn't make sense. Has applied for a federal grant with @MBTA_CR to study how to electrify
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Patrick Anderson
4 years
The ballot is set. Voting starts tomorrow on these candidates for official RI voting sticker
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Patrick Anderson
4 years
On the ground in Gansett: Beach houses filling up. Traffic on Rte 4. Feels summer and phase 2
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Patrick Anderson
8 months
News - @AGNeronha comes out with major concerns about @RIDOTNews transportation carbon reduction plan
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Patrick Anderson
3 years
Senate closes debate on @GinaRaimondo nomination to US Commerce Secretary. 84-15
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3 years
Yule log
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6 years
Joe Biden will stump for @GinaRaimondo and @SenWhitehouse Sept. 30 at RI Convention Center rally with @SenJackReed
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1 year
Are the Saudis aware of Pawtucket?
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Patrick Anderson
4 years
What is the breakeven price of a bushel of quahogs?
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Patrick Anderson
10 months
Final weekend #ri01 endorsement from PVD City Council president
@AaronRegunberg
Aaron Regunberg
10 months
So honored to be endorsed by Providence City Council President Rachel Miller @RachelRI and to be surrounded by so many RI leaders as we fight to build a fair economy and a government that works for everyone!
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Patrick Anderson
2 years
The future of downtown PVD is in peril. Is it remote work? Another pandemic? Financial crisis? Crime wave? Nope. A snack bar
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.⁦ @RISpeaker ⁩ says this year lawmakers will not be allowed to make points of personal privilege on the House floor about disputes on social media
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