AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoGovernor’s Race: Helena Foulkes leads fundraising with about $215,000 cash on hand, but independent Ken Block has roughly $264,000; Republican Aaron Guckian reported just $7,273. All three major candidates also said they would scrap Rhode Island’s truck tolls, which have been offline for four years as the state spends $20 million preparing to restart them. Election Oversight: A state review confirmed Rhode Island’s DMV voter-registration system requires proof of citizenship before offering registration, following concerns over a similar system failure in New Jersey. Ballot Questions: Question 3 would authorize $100 million for economic-development infrastructure, including site work at Quonset and Providence’s 195 District and investments in life sciences, ocean technology and defense manufacturing. Federal Policy: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse helped negotiate a bipartisan bill requiring AI data centers to pay for grid upgrades tied to their power demand, rather than shifting those costs to households and businesses. Arts Funding: A federal appeals court heard arguments in a challenge backed by the ACLU of Rhode Island over whether the Trump administration can restrict National Endowment for the Arts grants based on “gender ideology.”
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