AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoLocal Governance & Oversight: Rhode Island is set to pick its first inspector general from five accomplished finalists, with interviews scheduled and a governor nomination due after the commission’s recommendations. Housing & Consumer Protection: The state will receive about $77,000 from a multistate settlement tied to a mortgage servicer’s improper use of force-placed insurance. Public Safety & Infrastructure: Verizon’s plan to retire copper landlines in nine states hit a snag as FCC review moved off expedited approval after pushback from state and local officials. Arts & Community: The WWII comedy “Operation Mincemeat” launches its national tour at PPAC in Providence, with Rhode Island’s own wartime history in the spotlight. Education: A new Rhode Island study links sustained arts education—especially music—to lower chronic absenteeism, while CCRI President Rosemary Costigan discusses college access and outcomes. Politics & Elections: Providence voters will decide in November on a binding divestment initiative tied to genocide, apartheid, or occupation. Health Care: Newport Hospital becomes the first in Rhode Island to use the da Vinci 5 surgical system, funded by donors. Business & Jobs: Dirigo and Seven Hills Rhode Island partner to create a new supported employment role at the Dirigo Center in Warwick. Opinion & Civic Life: A Providence debate continues over how anti-Israel rhetoric intersects with antisemitism and violence.
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