AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoProvidence Schools Return: Rhode Island’s Council on Elementary and Secondary Education voted 5-1 to return Providence Public Schools to local control effective July 1, ending the state’s turnaround oversight that began in 2019 after Johns Hopkins flagged serious district dysfunction; Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green called it “time,” while opponents like Jo Eva Gaines warned the city hasn’t committed to sustaining the practices that improved outcomes. State Politics: The governor’s Democratic primary fight is heating up as McKee leans into a “bridge or opioids” contrast with Helena Foulkes, with polling showing Foulkes leading but McKee insisting he’ll win by single digits. Appointments Watch: Gov. Dan McKee’s revamped Coastal Resources Management Council nominations moved forward in the Senate, with five of six nominees confirmed and one still pending. Public Safety: A Narragansett Town Beach stabbing suspect, Willy Medina, was arrested again—this time on a warrant for felony assault with a deadly weapon—after a prior gun case left him out on bail. Legal System: The U.S. District Court of Rhode Island selected Rebecca L. Aitchison as the next magistrate judge, succeeding Patricia Sullivan.
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