Familiar arguments over opioids, infrastructure and who cares more about everyday Rhode Islanders dominated the first televised Democratic gubernatorial debate of the 2026 election cycle. Yet Gov. Dan McKee and his challenger, Helena Buonanno Foulkes, still managed to infuse their usual talking points with fresh insults during the hourlong forum, organized by NBC10 and Coastal […]
After years of sparring over press releases, media interviews and TV commercials, Gov. Dan McKee and Helena Buonanno Foulkes finally confronted each other face-to-face in the first gubernatorial debate of the 2026 election cycle. The 60-minute pre-taped segment, which aired at noon on WPRO 630 AM and on host Bill Bartholomew’s news podcast, is also […]
In 2022, when Dan McKee and Helena Buonanno Foulkes first squared off for the democratic gubernatorial nomination, opioids didn’t get a lot of airtime. Aside from a few high-profile moments — a jab in a debate by candidate Daniel Munoz, a controversial TV ad where the McKee campaign claimed Foulkes had made money “pumping opioids […]
(The Center Square) – CVS Health followed through quickly on its promise to sue Tennessee if Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill requiring the company to divest its pharmacy benefit management arm, filing a lawsuit in federal court shortly after the bill became law.
