On Friday, Todd Patalano announced his candidacy for State Senate in District 26 (Cranston). He is highlighting his position as a Cranston city employee and a top officer in the Cranston Police Department.
On Thursday, GoLocal unveiled that the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), which is headed by Scott Avedisian, the former Republican Mayor of Warwick, had signed an $84,000 no-bid contract with the firm of the former GOP Mayor of Cranston Allan
Top labor official Patrick Crowley, who serves as a member of the Board of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), is criticizing the $84,000 lobbying contract given to former GOP congressional candidate Allan Fung’s firm.
Though it is common for candidates to portray themselves as more moderate in their respective political parties, increasing partisan polarization over both national candidates and issues, along with the national implications of the upcoming midterms, make watching midterm candidates navigate their campaigns especially enthralling.