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Nancy Lavin

Rhode Island born and bred, but convinced I don't have the accent (don't tell me otherwise). Covering state politics, environment and business for Rhode Island Current.

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De La Comunidad Bilingual Public Charter School board chair: “This law was aimed at one school: ours. Families chose us. Our community fought for us. And when lawmakers tried to shut the door before we even opened it, we had a responsibility to fight back.” rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/27/p...

Providence charter school singled out by moratorium sues McKee, General Assembly leaders • Rhode Island CurrentA planned Providence dual-language charter school is suing Gov. Dan McKee and legislative leaders, alleging the state's new moratorium on charter approvals is unconstitutional and targeted.rhodeislandcurrent.com
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Five weeks after Gov. Dan McKee signed into law a controversial bill temporarily banning new charter schools — departing from his own past support for charter schools — the payoff has come through for his reelection campaign. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/27/m...

McKee backed a charter school moratorium. Now a major teachers union has endorsed him. • Rhode Island CurrentThe Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals has thrown the weight of its 12,000 members behind Gov. Dan McKee's reelection campaign, citing McKee's support for a controversial cha...rhodeislandcurrent.com
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Quonset Business Park 140-unit workforce housing project is the first residential component since the North Kingstown U.S. Naval Air Station was decommissioned and shut down in the mid-1970s. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/24/q...

Quonset Business Park’s latest tenant: renters who already work there • Rhode Island CurrentFor the first time in more than 50 years, a former U.S. Navy base turned industrial park in North Kingstown will feature housing under a newly inked lease agreement between Quonset Development Corpora...rhodeislandcurrent.com
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By @nancyklavin.bsky.social -- Rhode Island energy costs are soaring. So are political tensions. @govdanmckee.bsky.social directs $28M to offset winter electric rate hikes while taking aim at lawmakers, environmentalists who opposed his broader relief package www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/24/m...

Rhode Island energy costs are soaring. So are political tensions. - The Boston GlobeGovernor Dan McKee directs $28M to offset winter electric rate hikes while taking aim at lawmakers, environmentalists who opposed his broader relief package.www.bostonglobe.com
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Rhode Island Current

Federal judge poised to dissolve injunction that halted RI’s cannabis retail licenses rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/23/f...

Federal judge poised to dissolve injunction that halted RI’s cannabis retail licenses • Rhode Island CurrentU.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose on Wednesday ruled she is prepared to lift the injunction blocking Rhode Island cannabis regulators from issuing retail licenses after lawmakers repealed a req...rhodeislandcurrent.com
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In declaring a state of emergency over rising energy prices, Gov. McKee simultaneously declared war on the environmental groups, lawmakers and state regulators who he alleges are standing in the way of relief for struggling families. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/23/r...

Rhode Island energy costs are soaring. So are political tensions. • Rhode Island CurrentIn declaring a state of emergency over rising energy prices, Gov. Dan McKee simultaneously declared war on the environmental groups, lawmakers and state regulators who he alleged are standing in the w...rhodeislandcurrent.com
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ACLU report finds remote access to public meetings has improved in some RI communities since 2023, while other local councils and school committees continue to offer limited options. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/22/r...

Remote meeting access improves in some RI communities, slips backwards in others, ACLU report finds • Rhode Island CurrentA new ACLU of Rhode Island report finds 29 of 34 school committees and 34 of 39 councils livestream meetings. But many of these public bodies still lack an option for members of the public to particip...rhodeislandcurrent.com
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A 1991 state law mandates that non-incumbent general office holders have state-funded space available during the transitional period before officially being sworn in. By @nolanpage.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/22/t...

Temporary office space search for newly elected general officers OK’d • Rhode Island CurrentState law requires Rhode Island's newly elected general officers to have available state-funded space for their transitional staff in the two months before they are officially sworn in. The State Prop...rhodeislandcurrent.com
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About 100 people rallied to try to stop federal immigration officials from detaining a Cambodian refugee. They were too late. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/22/i...

ICE detains Providence man facing deportation to country he has never known • Rhode Island CurrentChansareth Hong, a Cambodian refugee, has been detained by ICE and moved to the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility. His detention comes despite widespread calls from state and local leaders to halt hi...rhodeislandcurrent.com
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Independent gubernatorial candidate Ken Block tried unsuccessfully to get the Rhode Island Board of Elections to eliminate Jay Gotra from the Nov. 3 ballot because the nomination papers turned in by Gotra’s campaign. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/22/s...

Sign here. And here and here too? Nomination form protocol challenge sparks debate. • Rhode Island CurrentThe Rhode Island Board of Elections rejected an attempt by Rhode Island independent gubernatorial candidate Ken Block to oust one of his competitors, Jay Gotra, from the November ballot. Yet the quest...rhodeislandcurrent.com
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Update: “The consensus was, we could not get to a consensus,” AFL-CIO President Patrick Crowley said Wednesday night. “We’re taking the position to stay neutral in the governor’s race.” @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/15/t...

Influential AFL-CIO opts not to endorse in RI Democratic gubernatorial race • Rhode Island CurrentThe Rhode Island AFL-CIO's influential endorsement in the Democratic gubernatorial primary is seen as a make-or-break moment for Gov. Dan McKee's downtrodden reelection campaign.rhodeislandcurrent.com
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Familiar tensions between public and private property interests central to CRMC review of Newport Cliff Walk repair project rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/14/r...

RI coastal regulators reluctant to shore up entire Newport Cliff Walk • Rhode Island CurrentCoastal experts with the Rhode Island CRMC have recommended against proposed repairs and stabilization of the Newport Cliff Walk because a small section of the project covers private property rather t...rhodeislandcurrent.com
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The Rhode Island Blood Center issued an emergency declaration at 6 a.m. Monday, calling for donors to help restore supplies to ‘healthy levels.’ By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/rhode...

Rhode Island Blood Center declares emergency shortage, issues call for donations • Rhode Island CurrentThe Rhode Island Blood Center issued an emergency declaration at 6 a.m. Monday calling for donors to help restore supplies to “healthy levels.” The blood center has just a thousand 1-pint units left, ...rhodeislandcurrent.com
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Wyatt Detention Facility operator has no plans to close, nor end its relationship with ICE, according to Friday's filing in Rhode Island federal bankruptcy court. By @phileil.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/13/w...

Wyatt operator files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection • Rhode Island CurrentThe Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, proposing to restructure more than $100 million in debt while continuing operations, preserving ICE contracts and restoring ...rhodeislandcurrent.com
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The odds are against independents running for office in RI. 21 candidates filed to run anyway. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/13/t...

The odds are against independents running for office in RI. 21 candidates filed to run anyway. • Rhode Island CurrentTwenty one independent candidates have filed to run for state legislative and general office seats this election cycle, hoping voters' frustrations with the status quo will provide an opening for a th...rhodeislandcurrent.com
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And then there were five: Initial data show McKee, Foulkes, Block, Guckian and Pelino all poised for ballot placement after signature deadline passes at 4 p.m. By @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/10/s...

Signature collection deadline trims governor’s race down to five candidates, initial data shows • Rhode Island CurrentA field of 19 gubernatorial candidates has been whittled down to, potentially, just five — including Gov. Dan McKee — based on initial signatures totals on candidates’ nomination papers, which were du...rhodeislandcurrent.com
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