Reporter for @BostonGlobe/@Globe_RI covering Providence. Alum of @wpri12, @wvnywfff, @SyracuseU. Adjunct @myrwu. Email me: steph.machado@globe.com
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Jun 12
Youngs resigned from his job on the City Council staff earlier this month
Jun 12
In other City Council news, Democrat Miguel Martinez Youngs opened a campaign account to challenge Ward 1 Councilman John Goncalves (this is seen as retribution for Goncalves voting against rent control).
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In other City Council news, Democrat Miguel Martinez Youngs opened a campaign account to challenge Ward 1 Councilman John Goncalves (this is seen as retribution for Goncalves voting against rent control).
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R.I. to make crash data public after years of secrecy. The @RIHouseofReps and @RISenate also passed three bills in response to ICE actions, prohibiting civil arrests at R.I. courthouses without a valid judicial warrant
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Jun 11
And this is where I point out my favorite factoid: The East Side has never had a council president.
Jun 11
My question: is the next president a current member of the council or have they not yet been elected? It’s very difficult to become president as a newcomer, but not impossible.
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Jun 11
.@GovDanMcKee signs bills allowing victims to revive claims against Catholic Church. “The influence of the Providnce Diocese is powerful in RI,” one survivor said. “But they underestimated the survivors’ determination to continue speaking truth to power.”
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Jun 11
A second candidate, Democrat Connor Blier, has announced for the Ward 13 seat after Rachel Miller's surprise announcement that she won't run again.
Blier, 33, works in tech
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Jun 11
Miller's impending exit opens up both the presidency and her Ward 13 seat in Federal Hill and the West End.
Yolken, who works for overdose prevention org Project Weber/RENEW, is the first to jump in. There's just two weeks left for candidates to declare
Jun 11
In a surprise move that will shake up the dynamics in City Hall, Council President @RachelRI says she will not seek a third term.
Miller is supporting Annajane Yolken for her Ward 13 seat
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Jun 11
In a surprise move that will shake up the dynamics in City Hall, Council President @RachelRI says she will not seek a third term.
Miller is supporting Annajane Yolken for her Ward 13 seat
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Jun 11
‘Real Housewives’ cast members spotlight R.I. menopause legislation. The stars’ visit to the State House brought attention to Senator @LoriUrsoRI's bill, which is still in committee and running out of time for a vote as the legislative session ends
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Jun 10
NEW: A three-year moratorium on charter schools in Rhode Island has cleared the General Assembly and is heading to Gov. McKee's desk
McKee told me he has not decided if he'll sign it. He supports a moratorium but is not sold on lowering the charter cap
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Jun 10
NEW: Construction has officially begun on the brand new Washington Bridge, with construction workers starting to put the foundation in the Seekonk River today
Projected opening date: Nov. 3, 2028 bostonglobe.com/2026/06/10/m…
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Jun 10
By @StephMachado -- Teachers sue Trump administration to restore money for English learners bostonglobe.com/2026/06/10/m… via @BostonGlobe
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How 92-year-old esteemed historian Gordon S. Wood was hit and killed by a motor vehicle in a Rhode Island supermarket parking lot on Sunday remained under investigation on Tuesday, police said.
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"Among the impasses: joint defendants Barletta Heavy Division and Aetna Bridge Company said the state has refused to provide 'communications involving Deputy Chief of Staff T. Joseph Almond and Governor Daniel J. McKee relating to the Washington Bridge'"
Jun 9
NEW: The judge overseeing the state’s Washington Bridge lawsuit has tapped a special master to resolve ongoing disputes over access to documents, including internal emails at the governor’s office.
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R.I. Assembly won’t vote on a state Voting Rights Act this year. @RIHouseofReps and @RISenate leaders join @RISecState in saying “there is more work to do” on state legislation to protect against voter discrimination and suppression
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Raimondo’s out for 2028
Listen to the full convo on the pod ⬇️⬇️
🎙️@GinaRaimondo would like to be president, but she won’t run in 2028. “Politics is in a crazy place right now. And so I’m just going to let it all unfold,” R.I.’s former governor said on the #RIReport podcast.
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🎙️@GinaRaimondo would like to be president, but she won’t run in 2028. “Politics is in a crazy place right now. And so I’m just going to let it all unfold,” R.I.’s former governor said on the #RIReport podcast.
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When asked if former PVD mayor Joe Paolino is going to get a Costco at the Providence Place mall, in which he is an investor, @GinaRaimondo said, “I don’t know about that, but I know I’m working on it. I think Rhode Islanders would love to have a Costco.” bostonglobe.com/2026/06/09/m…
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Condolences and tributes poured in on Monday for Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood after the revered expert on the American Revolution was hit and killed by a motor vehicle in a Rhode Island parking lot on Sunday.
W/ @StephMachado
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