AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoLocal Arts & Community: Rhode Island’s African American Museum of Rhode Island in Providence and Newport’s Edward W. Kane & Martha J. Wallace Center for Black History are both marking Juneteenth with new ways to preserve and share local history. Public Safety & Justice: Cumberland police are still investigating the suspicious death of 18-year-old Angelina Rocha, with no arrests and no cause of death released. State Politics & Budget: The Rhode Island Senate approved the FY27 budget, sending a $15.2 billion plan to Gov. Dan McKee’s desk after a 32-6 vote and renewed debate over the millionaire’s tax. Education & Federal Policy: Rhode Island’s federal court is set to consider possible discipline for DOJ lawyers tied to a Rhode Island Hospital case involving subpoenaed medical records for transgender youth. Health & Utilities: United Way of Rhode Island extended the Good Neighbor Energy Fund deadline through June 30 as demand for help with utility bills spikes. Sports & Youth: Flyers Gymnastics athletes competed at state meets, with multiple qualifiers for regionals. Obituary: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood, a Brown professor emeritus, died at 92 after being struck by a car in East Providence.
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