AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoIndependent Ken Block’s third run for governor: Ken Block says Rhode Island is ready to look past the two-party system and elect an independent, pitching his “facts-first” approach to fixing state finances and arguing the major-party candidates stay “surface-level.” Providence divestment ballot: Providence voters will decide in November on a first-of-its-kind binding initiative to bar the city from investing tax dollars tied to genocide, apartheid, or occupation. Beacon Hill labor rights: A Beacon Hill Roll Call item highlights Question 2, which would let public defenders have a union. Courts and AI: Rhode Island and Massachusetts are taking cautious approaches as a judge’s AI-laced order raises alarm about hallucinations and who remains responsible for verifying court work. Arts and attendance: A Rhode Island study links sustained arts education—especially music—to lower chronic absenteeism. Energy policy win: A federal judge ordered the revival of Rhode Island’s share of the $7 billion “Solar for All” program after an EPA cancellation, though the money may still be delayed. Storm impacts: A nor’easter battered the Northeast with flooding and power outages, including Rhode Island, as the storm weakened into Monday. Immigration and public charge: The Trump administration revived the public charge rule, with states suing over alleged “catastrophic” impacts on immigrant families—especially children.
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