AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSNAP Fraud Case: A Rhode Island DHS supervisor, Nadine Jean Baptiste, pleaded guilty in federal court for repeatedly accessing and altering SNAP EBT card data, with more than $300,000 improperly accessed—often involving juveniles, homeless people, or incarcerated residents. Ethics & Conflicts: The Rhode Island Ethics Commission weighed in on multiple potential conflicts, including a state employee serving on a nonprofit board (with limits on confidential info and recusal) and a Warwick mayor’s guidance around his grandson’s firefighter application. Surveillance Backlash: Cumberland is facing fresh pressure to cancel its Flock Safety license plate reader contract after an ACLU of Rhode Island letter and a federal false-arrest lawsuit; South Kingstown also voted unanimously to end its Flock program over privacy concerns. Homelessness Funding Fight: A federal judge in Providence blocked a Trump-era HUD rewrite of homelessness grant rules, keeping protections for Rhode Island housing providers and permanent supportive housing. Cannabis Licensing: Rhode Island regulators reopened the adult-use retail licensing application process after litigation and a new law cleared the way. Elections & Power: Coverage highlights Rhode Island’s anti-incumbent political mood and the McKee–Foulkes primary rematch, with the Washington Bridge slowdown driving voter anger.
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