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Alexa Gagosz
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Business Reporter in Rhode Island for The Boston Globe | I also write The Food Club newsletter. Sign up: globe.com/rifoodclub Tips: [email protected] |Signal/Text: 401-400-1595
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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 5h
NEW: Ieva Jusionyte, a Brown University professor, said she plans to use the award to fund research for her new book, which will focus on the practice of extraditing organized crime leaders from Mexico and other Latin American countries to the US.

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Harvard mathematician among New Englanders awarded $800,000, no-strings-attached MacArthur ‘genius’ grants - The Boston Globe
Professor Lauren Williams was joined by a cultural anthropologist in Providence and a cartographer and basketmaker from Maine as the New Englanders named to this year's class of MacArthur fellows.
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Steph Machado @stephmachado.bsky.social · 2d
Rep. Bob Craven has resigned as House Judiciary chair, days after he dropped out of the race for AG amid renewed scrutiny of past domestic violence incidents

He will stay in his House seat but will not seek re-election next year, Craven said
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Craven resigns as R.I. House Judiciary chair, after scrutiny of past domestic violence incidents - The Boston Globe
He said he will remain in his House seat representing North Kingstown until the end of his term, and would not seek re-election.
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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 2d
Consultant’s report recommends creating medical school at
@universityofri.bsky.social. “RI is facing an acute shortage of physicians, particularly in primary care, as the state grapples with one of the lowest physician-to-population ratios in New England.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/06/m...
Consultants recommend creating a medical school at URI to address primary-care physician shortage - The Boston Globe
“Rhode Island is facing an acute shortage of physicians, particularly in primary care, as the state grapples with one of the lowest physician-to-population ratios in New England,” the Tripp Umbach rep...
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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 2d
@riaflcio.bsky.social sues Trump’s EPA over termination of $7B Solar for All program. “The Solar for All program is critical to meeting the mandates of the Act on Climate and could lead to hundreds of good-paying union jobs,” RI AFL-CIO President Pat Crowley said.
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R.I. AFL-CIO sues Trump’s EPA over termination of $7 billion Solar for All program - The Boston Globe
“The Solar for All program is critical to meeting the mandates of the Act on Climate and could lead to hundreds of good-paying union jobs,” R.I. AFL-CIO President Patrick Crowley said.
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Steph Machado @stephmachado.bsky.social · 3d
NEW: What could rent control look like in Providence?

The City Council is crafting an ordinance, so I went to Portland, Maine to see how it's been going since rent control was approved there in 2020
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What could rent control look like in Providence? Portland, Maine, offers clues. - The Boston Globe
Portland has a complicated rent control system that has ratcheted up tensions between landlords and tenants.
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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 5d
Baba’s Original New York System is closing in Providence. It’s the end of an era.

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R.I.’s Original New York System, known for ‘hot wieners,’ to close after nearly 100 years - The Boston Globe
The restaurant, which first opened in 1927, will close on Oct. 31 after years of financial struggles.
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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 5d
From my @bostonglobe.com colleague @fitzprov.bsky.social: Neronha said his closest first cousin, who was about his age, had recently died in a highway accident in Germany. “You just realize that time is not guaranteed you,” he said. “So I want to choose really carefully how I spend the next decade.”
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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 5d
R.I. Attorney General @peterneronha.bsky.social says he won’t run for governor. The Democrat announced he will “step away from politics at the end of my second term next year” rather than joining a primary against Governor Dan McKee and Helena Buonanno Foulkes
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R.I. Attorney General Neronha says he won’t run for governor - The Boston Globe
The Democrat announced he will “step away from politics at the end of my second term next year” rather than joining a primary against Governor McKee and Helena Buonanno Foulkes.
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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 5d
Neronha suggested the governor’s job was not one that he longed for, telling the Globe, “I like being the hunter, not the hunted.”

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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 5d
R.I. Attorney General @peterneronha.bsky.social says he won’t run for governor. The Democrat announced he will “step away from politics at the end of my second term next year” rather than joining a primary against Governor Dan McKee and Helena Buonanno Foulkes
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R.I. Attorney General Neronha says he won’t run for governor - The Boston Globe
The Democrat announced he will “step away from politics at the end of my second term next year” rather than joining a primary against Governor McKee and Helena Buonanno Foulkes.
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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: The Trump administration asked nine top-tier universities to sign a “compact” pledging to uphold Trump’s political priorities in order to receive priority for federal funding.

How is it different compared to Brown’s agreement with Trump? 👇
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Brown, MIT, Dartmouth and other elite colleges face fresh demands from Trump administration with new compact - The Boston Globe
“Institutions of higher education are free to develop models and values other than those below, if the institution elects to forego federal benefits,” the compact read
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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 6d
“We need them to stay open. That’s a tsunami of patients,” said John Fernandez, CEO of Brown University Health, the largest hospital owner in Rhode Island, on the worst case scenario of these hospitals closing.

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Cash-strapped R.I. hospitals face uncertain future as buyer struggles for funds - The Boston Globe
If Prospect Medical Holding’s deal to sell Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital to the Centurion Foundation fails, the two hospitals could close.
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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: The non-profit that agreed to buy two cash-strapped hospitals in Rhode Island is struggling to raise the money to complete the purchase, putting the transaction at risk.

The fate of thousands of patients and 3,000 employees hang in the balance.

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Cash-strapped R.I. hospitals face uncertain future as buyer struggles for funds - The Boston Globe
If Prospect Medical Holding’s deal to sell Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital to the Centurion Foundation fails, the two hospitals could close.
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Christopher Gavin @chrisgavin.bsky.social · 6d
Brown University is laying off 48 employees and cutting 55 unfilled positions to help bridge a $30 million deficit and manage the impact of President Trump’s tax law, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” and other federal actions.
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Brown University lays off 48 employees, cuts 55 more positions to cover $30m deficit - The Boston Globe
“Several developments over the summer lessened, but have not eliminated, the negative impact of federal actions on Brown’s operating budget,” university officials wrote in a recent letter.
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Dan McGowan @danmcgowan.bsky.social · 8d
State Representative Robert Craven claimed to have been endorsed by the Coalition Against Domestic Violence in 2024. Only the coalition doesn't endorse candidates.

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He wants to be Rhode Island attorney general. His past could haunt him. - The Boston Globe
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Craven says he has turned his life around after battling alcohol addiction and domestic violence charges.
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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 6d
Governor Dan McKee on Wednesday sent a letter to the leaders of the Rhode Island House and Senate, urging them to schedule oversight hearings about the closure of the Washington Bridge.
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McKee urges R.I. House and Senate to hold oversight hearings about Washington Bridge - The Boston Globe
“My office has remained steadfast in its commitment to transparency on this issue, and we fully welcome the opportunity to participate in such proceedings,” the governor wrote.
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Christopher Gavin @chrisgavin.bsky.social · 8d
"A little surreal."

An underwater glimpse of a great white shark was caught on camera near Block Island.

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‘Surreal’: Underwater glimpse of great white shark caught on camera near Block Island - The Boston Globe
“We’ve been reviewing a lot of footage over the years and had to do a triple take on that one,” said Jon Dodd, of the Atlantic Shark Institute
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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 8d
NEW: @peterneronha.bsky.social announced today he will suspend a year-long antitrust probe, clearing the way for Brown U Health to take over one of the state’s largest physician groups, in a deal that will put +1,500 doctors under a single corporate owner. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/30/m...
Brown University Health to absorb major physician group - The Boston Globe
The deal will put more than 1,500 doctors under a single corporate owner, and conditions imposed by the state’s attorney general are intended to address the primary care crisis in R.I.
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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 9d
@helenabfoulkes.bsky.social leads @govdanmckee.bsky.social, 35% to 19%, in UNH poll of RI governor's race. “Ocean State Poll” found 24% approve of McKee’s job performance while 71% disapprove, with many citing his “handling of transportation/infrastructure.”
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Foulkes leads McKee, 35% to 19%, in UNH poll of R.I. governor’s race - The Boston Globe
The “Ocean State Poll” found 24 percent approve of R.I. Governor Dan McKee’s job performance while 71 percent disapprove, with many citing his “handling of transportation/infrastructure.”
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Steph Machado @stephmachado.bsky.social · 9d
NEW: "Nobody was hiding the report," Gov. Dan McKee says amid firestorm surrounding audit of the Washington Bridge, kept from public view for a year and a half

House and Senate leaders say they may haul in DOT Director Alviti to testify under oath
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McKee denies ‘hiding’ audit of R.I.’s Washington Bridge. Legislative leaders consider putting officials under oath. - The Boston Globe
Speaker Shekarchi and Senate President Lawson said they were “deeply troubled by the findings” in the audit.
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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 9d
Rhode Island political leaders are blasting the newly released forensic audit of the Washington Bridge, calling it an indictment of decades of state neglect, and raising fresh questions about accountability inside Governor McKee’s administration.
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McKee denies ‘hiding’ audit of R.I.’s Washington Bridge. Legislative leaders consider putting officials under oath. - The Boston Globe
Speaker Shekarchi and Senate President Lawson said they were “deeply troubled by the findings” in the audit.
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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 9d
The race to be Rhode Island’s next attorney general is on
Representative Robert Craven announced Monday, and Keith Hoffmann and Representative Jason Knight are poised to join the race to replace Attorney General Peter Neronha
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The race to be Rhode Island’s next attorney general is on - The Boston Globe
Representative Robert Craven announced Monday, and Keith Hoffmann and Representative Jason Knight are poised to join the race to replace Attorney General Peter Neronha.
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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 9d
Luxury firm Serhant Real Estate, which is owned by the star of Netflix reality show “Owning Manhattan,” is expanding into Newport.

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Netflix’s ‘Owning Manhattan’ real estate star to expand firm into Newport, R.I. - The Boston Globe
“Rhode Island as a state is is small in size, but I think it’s massive in opportunity,” said Ryan Serhant, who has real estate offices in 12 other states.
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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 12d
The state of Rhode Island is working on applying for the Rural Health Transformation Program grant through the federal government in an effort to strengthen access to health care in the state's rural areas, with a special emphasis on overdose prevention.

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Amanda Milkovits @amandamilkovits.bsky.social · 13d
Judge Smith: “States rely on these grants for billions in disaster relief & public safety funds that cannot be replaced by state revenues. Denying such funding if states refuse to comply with vague immigration requirements leaves them with no meaningful choice.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/24/m...
R.I. judge rules Trump administration can’t tie disaster relief funding to immigration enforcement - The Boston Globe
A coalition of 20 states sued FEMA and the US Department of Homeland Security in May. In a blistering 45-page decision, US District Court Judge William E. Smith blasted the federal government’s “under...
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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 14d
RI congressmen @amo.house.gov and @magaziner.house.gov object to renaming Workforce Pell Grants for Trump.
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R.I. congressmen object to renaming Workforce Pell Grants for Trump - The Boston Globe
“To attempt to erase Senator Pell’s name from a program that has uplifted generations and replace it with a president whose record on education is defined by cuts and dismantlement is a profound insul...
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