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Uprise RI is Rhode Island's political advocate, covering issues of government, policing, consumer rights, and business.

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upriseri.com > article > cumberland-parents-fill-high-school-auditorium-to-fight-redistricting-map-as-committee-tables-consultants-dollar4950-bill

Cumberland Parents Pack Meeting to Fight Redistricting Map

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (819+ words) More than a dozen residents told the Cumberland School Committee they oppose the draft redistricting map. The committee tabled a $4,950 invoice that would bring its transportation consultant back in person October 1. No boundary change was voted on; a redistricting vote…...

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upriseri.com > article > recap-jamestown-canvassers-certify-november-ballot-order-accept-4-provisional-ballots-push-for-printed-sample-ballots

Jamestown Board Certifies November Town Council Ballot

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (690+ words) The Jamestown Board of Canvassers certified five town council candidates for the November 3 ballot, accepted four provisional ballots, and pushed to get sample ballots printed before early voting starts October 14. Jamestown voters will see five town council candidates on the…...

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upriseri.com > article > jamestown-canvassers-weigh-paying-to-print-sample-ballots-after-primary-publication-gap

Jamestown Board Weighs Paying to Print Sample Ballots

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (526+ words) Board members said sample ballots never ran in the Jamestown Press before the September primary, and debated whether the town should buy ad space before early voting starts October 14. Jamestown voters may or may not see a printed sample ballot…...

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upriseri.com > features > primary-2026

Winners without majorities

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1015+ words) Uprise RI feature · 2026 Democratic primary · unofficial results Each oval = 791 registered voters. 1,000 ovals = everyone. Everyone who could vote Rhode Islanders were registered to vote on Tuesday. That is the whole page of ovals. Every one of them will have the Democratic…...

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upriseri.com > article > morales-wins-providence-mayoral-primary-over-smiley

Morales Beats Smiley in Providence Mayoral Primary

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (578+ words) State Rep. David Morales defeated incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley in Providence's Democratic mayoral primary Wednesday, with Smiley conceding as unofficial results still stood. Morales advances to the November 3 general election. Providence is Rhode Island's largest city, and the primary result…...

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upriseri.com > article > chariho-committee-declines-legal-opinion-on-barring-transgender-girls-from-girls-sports

Chariho Committee Rejects Trans Sports Legal Opinion Bid

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (558+ words) A Chariho School Committee member asked for a legal opinion on barring transgender girls from girls' sports, citing the June Supreme Court ruling. The request drew three hands in favor and failed. No change to Chariho athletics policy. The committee…...

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upriseri.com > article > about-1600-still-barred-from-ri-ballots

About 1,600 Barred From Voting in RI Prisons

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (227+ words) The Sentencing Project used the eve of Rhode Island's primary to press the state to let people serving felony sentences vote. Its latest estimate puts that group at about 1,600 — and changing the rule would take a voter-approved constitutional amendment. Rhode…...

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upriseri.com > article > the-911-machine-behind-todays-immigration-raids

How 9/11 Reshaped Immigration Raids in Rhode Island

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (506+ words) Uprise RI The 9/11 Machine Behind Today's Immigration Raids On the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a look at how the attacks converted immigration enforcement from a civilian function into a national security mission — and why that reframing still shapes life…...

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upriseri.com > article > trumps-seabed-mining-push-reaches-the-atlantic

Trump Seabed Mining Push in Atlantic Raises RI Concerns

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (412+ words) The Trump administration has begun a federal leasing process that could produce the Atlantic's first seabed minerals lease sale, off Virginia. The Conservation Law Foundation warns the push threatens New England fisheries and right whales. Rhode Island's $2.5 billion marine economy,…...

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upriseri.com > article > block-island-rewrites-what-can-be-built-where

Block Island Zoning Overhaul Heads to Oct. 5 Hearing

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (691+ words) New Shoreham has scheduled an October 5 public hearing on two zoning amendments that would reclassify accessory dwelling units, accessory structures and adaptive reuse across Block Island's zoning districts. The proposals would change the regulatory pathway for adding housing units and…...