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Rhode Island election rules crush the competition. Here’s what can be done about it.

  • Matt Ulricksen

This is the year of uncontested elections in Rhode Island. The dearth of contested General Assembly seats is well documented. The dearth of contested town and city council seats is less so.  Republicans fielded no candidates in the at-large races for the South Kingstown and North Kingstown town councils, while Democrats sat out the at-large […]

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AnderBois debuts television ad to stand out in crowded lieutenant governor race

  • Janine L. Weisman

With early voting for the Sept. 9 primary set to begin next week, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Sue AnderBois on Tuesday announced her campaign’s first television ad, backed by a six-figure broadcast ad buy across Rhode Island.  The 30-second spot titled “Deliver” was filmed in Roger Williams Park in Providence and shows the Ward […]

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Two perspectives on rent control in Providence House District 7 primary

  • Nancy Lavin

Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a six-part series on state legislative races, chosen based on expected competitiveness between candidates and relevant issues to the district. Of the 113 seats in the Rhode Island General Assembly, all of which are elected every two years, 22 have primaries in September. A mayoral veto has at […]