HEY, RI VOTERS: Working on a story about Question 4, the $50 million bond proposal for a new State History Center and historic preservation grants. Hmu if you have thoughts (good, bad, or otherwise) about it.
Alexander Castro
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Reporter @RIcurrent , covering technology, health and education. Former art critic, curator and adjunct prof. /// acastro@rhodeislandcurrent.com
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URI's workday overhaul may need to change course slightly after state officials reversed their stance on whether the university should handle payroll for full-time employees.
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rhodeislandcurrent.com URI to reconsider running its own payroll amid state’s Workday troubles • Rhode Island Current A colossal software overhaul of the University of Rhode Island’s administrative and payroll systems on track to launch next fall may need to change course after the state asked the university... UPDATED today: rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/08/11/mel…
rhodeislandcurrent.com Mellor declines ‘stunt’ RI GOP debate with Skoly in CD2 primary • Rhode Island Current Republican Vic Mellor has declined to participate in a Rhode Island GOP-led debate against fellow 2nd Congressional District primary candidate Stephen Skoly, leaving voters with zero events where... .@VicMellorForRI declines debate with @DocSkoly, via @OhNoCastro rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/08/11/mel…View quoted post on X
Providence often serves as shorthand for Rhode Island itself. A four-candidate forum for the city’s mayoral race held Wednesday night at Brown University gestured toward even larger forces, ones comparable to those reshaping Democratic politics elsewhere.
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rhodeislandcurrent.com Providence mayoral race’s first forum brings Democratic party fault lines into focus • Rhode Island... Division on topic like housing, ICE, schools and the city’s political future emerged during a Brown University-hosted forum with Providence mayoral candidates Brett Smiley, David Morales, Michael... The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company a state vendor and major provider of workers’ compensation insurance in Rhode Island, confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack in January. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/05/bea…
rhodeislandcurrent.com Beacon Mutual hit by ransomware attack • Rhode Island Current The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company, a state vendor and major provider of workers’ compensation insurance in Rhode Island, has confirmed it was the victim of a cyberattack in January.