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Eli Sherman

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Reporter at CBS station WPRI-TV in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Tips, story ideas? Email me: [email protected]. DM for Signal.

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Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Where is RI's closing budget statement?

The document showing how much the state raised and spent in the last fiscal year is due Sept 1, but still isn't out - it hasn't been this late since 2005

State officials cite hiccups from a new $91M IT system www.wpri.com/news/politic...

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 1d

Behind the Story:

@benberke.bsky.social joins @danmcgowan.bsky.social + me to discuss police reform efforts in Rhode Island.

Shoutouts: @nancyklavin.bsky.social @antoniafarzan.bsky.social @aelennon.bsky.social

Full discussion 👇 www.wpri.com/wpri-12-orig...

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: The R.I. Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the law license of former Central Falls judge Joseph Molina Flynn, who’s under FBI investigation for allegedly duping clients and misusing funds www.wpri.com/target-12/ri...

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Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Rep. Bob Craven has resigned as House Judiciary Committee chairman in the wake of revelations about his 2001 domestic-violence arrest

Craven also says he won't seek reelection to the House, all in the wake of the NK Dem's disastrous 4-day run for AG

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Tim White @timwhiteri.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: Mobster Ralph DeLeo strikes plea deal with prosecutors in murder plot case.

The octogenarian former crime boss was sentenced to two years in prison. w/ @elisherman.bsky.social

www.wpri.com/target-12/mo...

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 8d

Behind the Story:

@phileil.bsky.social joins @kimkalunian.bsky.social + me to discuss the role opioids are playing in Rhode Island politics.

Shoutouts + more 👇https://www.wpri.com/original-and-local/wpri-original-local-shows/campaign-mudslinging-opioids-and-politics-in-the-race-for-ri-governor/

‘Campaign mudslinging’: Opioids and politics in the race for RI governor

Philip Eil joins Eli Sherman and Kim Kalunian on “Behind the Story” to discuss the role opioids are playing early in the race for Rhode Island governor.

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: Rhode Island leaders agree the Washington Bridge forensic audit warrants another oversight hearing, but not on how it should play out.

•McKee says officials won't answer questions tied to lawsuit
•GA leaders say officials may be put under oath www.wpri.com/traffic/i-19...

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Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 8d

Here's our chat. @kimkalunian.bsky.social and @elisherman.bsky.social are total pros!

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 8d

The draft audit was completed in April 2024, but withheld from the public until it leaked last week.

Background www.wpri.com/target-12/fo...

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 8d

Gov. McKee urges legislative leaders to hold oversight hearing after forensic audit shows state officials are partially to blame for Washington Bridge failure.

But he says state official won’t answer questions about anything tied to ongoing litigation, which includes said audit

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Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks to @kimkalunian.bsky.social and @elisherman.bsky.social for having me on WPRI's "Behind the Story" podcast, to discuss my recent @rhodeislandcurrent.com op-ed on the emergence of opioids and overdoses as a McKee-v-Foulkes campaign issue.

I'll share the link when the convo's online!

A selfie in front of a sign for Channel 12/WPRI, taken at the station's East Providence headquarters.

Kim Kalunian and Eli Sherman sit in a TV/podcast studio at WPRI TV, in East Providence, R.I. Between them, a screen on the wall reads "Behind the Story."

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Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · 10d

NEW: Brown Health is set to take an even larger role in RI medicine

The state's top hospital group and largest employer today agreed to take on a lot more primary care patients in exchange for AG sign-off on the takeover of a major physicians practice www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 10d

NEW: Legislative leaders will hold another oversight hearing about the Washington Bridge debacle after a forensic audit emerged showing state officials should have been aware of structural issues tied to the bridge long before it was closed in 2023 www.wpri.com/target-12/fo...

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Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · 11d

NEW: RI just got its first head-to-head test of the McKee/Foulkes primary, via the UNH Survey Center

Foulkes 35%
McKee 19%
Undecided 40%

Gov's job approval is 24% (up from 19% in May)

And no signs of trouble for Jack Reed - 51% want him reelected in www.wpri.com/news/electio...

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Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · 13d

Turns out a forensic audit of the Washington Bridge failure was drafted nearly a year and a half ago. State officials just hid it - until now

Great scoop by @timwhiteri.bsky.social @elisherman.bsky.social

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: A forensic audit the McKee administration has refused to release for more than a year shows state officials should have been aware of growing structural issues tied to the westbound Washington Bridge long before it abruptly closed in December 2023 www.wpri.com/target-12/fo...

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 14d

NEW: Providence Place mall officials are looking for a new movie-theater operator after learning Showcase Cinemas will not renew its lease in January www.wpri.com/target-12/th...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14d

Breaking News: A federal grand jury is said to have indicted James Comey, after President Trump intensified his pressure campaign on the Justice Department.

Grand Jury Indicts James Comey, Former FBI Director and Longtime Trump Target

The move came after the president intensified his pressure campaign on the Justice Department in recent days, publicly demanding that top officials prosecute Mr. Comey.

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 18d

NEW: Carmen “The Cheeseman” DiNunzio, the reputed boss of the Patriarca crime family, has died.

He was 68 years old.

w/ @timwhiteri.bsky.social www.wpri.com/target-12/ca...

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 18d

Aaron Thomas will be sentenced today in the naked fat test case.

A jury cleared him of sex crimes earlier this year. He was convicted of misdemeanor battery.

Prosecutors want the max of two years behind bars; Thomas wants no prison time.

Details👇 www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

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John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 21d

Sometimes I agree with people, sometimes I don't!

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 21d

[email protected], who filed the initiating complaint, says the conclusion was "incorrect" and that the investigation failed to examine Magee's lobbying *after* McKee became governor

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 21d

[email protected], who filed the initiating complaint, says the conclusion was "incorrect" and that the investigation failed to examine Magee's lobbying *after* McKee became governor

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 21d

NEW: Secretary of state officials have closed their probe into Gov. Dan McKee's former aide Michael Magee, ruling he didn’t need to register as a lobbyist when he helped steer a lucrative education contract to ILO Group www.wpri.com/news/secreta...

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 21d

Don't forget you can listen to Behind the Story as a podcast.

Here's our latest episode.

Download it wherever you get your podcasts! https://behind-the-story.simplecast.com/episodes/cover-the-preps-like-theyre-pros-projos-eric-rueb-on-covering-high-school-sports

behind-the-story.simplecast.com

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Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · 22d

NEW: RI leaders criticize Brown Health over multimillion-dollar severance payments to former CEO

McKee: "misplaced priorities"

Foulkes: "What a disgrace"

Shekarchi/Lawson: "seems excessive" www.wpri.com/target-12/mc...