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Brett Smiley has the most cash on hand Brett Smiley netted just over $100,000 in the 1st quarter in his run for Mayor of Providence, but 95% of the donations were either from the affluent East Side or outside of the city of Providence. The lack of financial support from Providence residents other than in Wards 1, 2, and 3 points to a limited appeal or limited outreach — previously Smiley ran for Mayor in 2014 and served as a top staffer to Mayor Jorge Elorza and former Governor Gina Raimondo. Smiley topped the other leading mayoral candidates Gonzalo Cuervo and Nirva Lafortune in fundraisin...

New year, more campaign fund-raising for Rhode Island’s top pols If you didn’t know, Seth Magaziner is almost certainly running for governor next year. By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated May 3, 2021, 4:06 p.m. Email to a Friend General Treasurer Seth MagazinerJulie Brigidi If you have friends or relatives who would like their own free copy of this daily briefing about Rhode Island, tell them they can  LEADING OFF Happy Monday and welcome to Rhode Map, your daily guide to everything happening in the Ocean State. I’m Dan McGowan and the Macho Man documentary on A&E will really ...

More Vermont courthouses ready to reopen for live trials By The Associated PressApril 11, 2021 GMT Eight Vermont courthouses are once again ready for jury trials. The Vermont Judiciary announced recently that the move comes after a year of work to construct barriers, test and improve air circulation and filtration systems, and develop process and facility enhancements to allow for social distancing to make them COVID-19 safe. Two other courthouses are expected to be approved for 12-person jury trials in the coming weeks. Several are also ready for six-person jury trials, which could be used i...

Political Roundtable: Cuervo on schools, tax-exempts and why he's running for mayor of Providence Published Fri Feb 26 2021 08:57:43 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by Ian Donnis Gonzalo Cuervo, one of the Democrats running to succeed Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza in 2022, is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. The panel includes URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakley and Boston Globe reporter Dan McGowan.  Here's a transcript of the discussion. Ian Donnis: Let's start with the big story of the week -- plans by Lifespan, Care New England and...

Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza's push for state legislation that will allow cities such as Providence to be able to create their own regulatory structure to allow off-road bikes, ATVs and four-wheelers to be permitted is drawing strong reaction from commun