AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoHospital Leadership: Rhode Island’s health and human services director, Rick Charest, will take over CharterCARE, operator of Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals, as it tries to stabilize its finances. Surveillance Policy: Gov. Dan McKee extended the pause on new automated license plate readers indefinitely and issued interim police-use guidelines, leaving binding safeguards to lawmakers. Election 2026: A Pell Center poll puts Helena Foulkes ahead in the governor’s race with 39%, followed by Ken Block at 28% and Aaron Guckian at 17%; the lieutenant governor’s contest is nearly even. Business: Autonomous-flight company Merlin moved its U.S. operations from Quonset to North Central State Airport in Smithfield to expand flight-testing capacity. Indictment: Jamestown businessman Michael Perik, husband of Rhode Island Democratic Party Chair Liz Beretta-Perik, faces felony charges in Ohio over an alleged scheme that diverted about $20 million from a community college. State Finances: New reports say Rhode Island’s income growth is lagging the nation, while taxes and spending are rising faster than residents’ incomes.
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