Edward Fitzpatrick
@fitzprov
Boston Globe reporter covering my home state, Rhode Island. Host of Rhode Island Report podcast. NEFAC board member. Former Providence Journal reporter/columnist. Syracuse University graduate. Runner. Big fan of Benny's.
Teamsters Local 251 endorses @govdanmckee.bsky.social along with @sabinamatos.bsky.social, @risecstate.bsky.social, @ritreasury.bsky.social, @reed.senate.gov, @magaziner.house.gov, and @amo.house.gov.
RI attorney general candidates, left to right, Alan Gordon, @ahernforag.bsky.social, @keithhoffmann.bsky.social and @jasonknightri.bsky.social took part in a Sojourner House forum at the Lincoln School this morning. Story coming.
Rhode Island State Association of Fire Fighters endorses @cindycoyneri.bsky.social for R.I. lieutenant governor
The stage is set for the Sojourner House forum for RI attorney general candidates at the Lincoln School at 9 this morning
@reed.senate.gov said, "Before every election he’s ever run, Donald Trump claims the election is rigged against him. Then, if he wins, he says it was fair and if he loses, he ramps up unfounded allegations of fraud and produces no actual evidence.
The RI Department of Environmental Management says bands of heavy wildfire smoke will be moving into the region, with fine particle readings increasing to UNHEALTHY sensitive groups on the Air Quality Index beginning midday.
@reed.senate.gov calls for independent investigation after ICE agents fatally shot two people in Texas and Maine. “A systemic lack of oversight, training, discipline, and accountability throughout the Trump administration is contributing to unwarranted, unjustified killings..."
R.I. gubernatorial candidate @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social announces 26 endorsements from state senators, representatives, and city council members
@nefac.bsky.social says subpoenas served on journalists threaten the free press and our ability to stay informed, citing the late @nbc10wjar.bsky.social reporter Jim Taricani, who served 4 months of home confinement after a federal judge convicted him of criminal contempt for not revealing a source
@whitehouse.senate.gov remembers Lindsey Graham, saying, "The Senate will be a lesser place without him. I’ve lost a dearly cherished friend.”
@reed.senate.gov remembers Lindsey Graham: “One day, we’d be fiercely debating the Iraq war and the next day he’d be the lone Republican on the floor sticking up for a judicial nominee from RI. And in both instances, he’d bring his same keen intellect, high-level energy, and effectiveness to bear."
Rhode Island SEIU State Council endorses @sabinamatos.bsky.social for re-election as R.I. lieutenant governor
Cumberland Mayor Jeffrey Mutter endorses @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social for R.I. governor over Governor McKee, a former Cumberland mayor
SMART Transportation Division endorses @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social for Providence mayor
Rhode Island State Fraternal Order of Police and the Middletown Democratic Town Committee endorse @cindycoyneri.bsky.social for R.I. lieutenant governor.
Rhode Island SEIU State Council endorses @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social for R.I. governor
Superior Court Presiding Justice Joseph Montalbano (a former Senate president) assigned Justice Richard Licht (a former Lt. Gov.) to handle former House speaker Joseph Sherkarchi's attempt to dismiss complaint claiming he violated revolving door provision by applying for a state Supreme Court seat.
East Providence Democratic Town Committee endorses @govdanmckee.bsky.social for re-election
@local26-unitehere.bsky.social, a union representing hotel workers in Providence, to endorse @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social for Providence mayor
@govdanmckee.bsky.social names Lynne Corry as interim director of the state Department of Corrections, replacing Wayne Salisbury.
Family childcare workers represented SEIU will picket @govdanmckee.bsky.social's campaign office on Saturday
The International Brotherhood of Police Officers and the National Association of Government Employees endorse Rep. Joseph Solomon for R.I. attorney general
The RI chapter of the National Association of Government Employees and the International Brotherhood of Police Officers endorse @cindycoyneri.bsky.social for R.I. lieutenant governor.
Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi endorses @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social for R.I. governor
Big night for RI gubernatorial candidate @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social, who receives the endorsement of the Democratic committees in most of R.I.'s largest cities -- Providence, Cranston, Warwick, and Woonsocket. Meanwhile, the Pawtucket Democratic City Committee has endorsed @govdanmckee.bsky.social.
The Warwick Democratic City Committee endorsed @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social for R.I. governor
The Democratic committees in Warwick, Cranston, and Woonsocket endorsed Xay Khamsyvoravong for R.I. lieutenant governor