Ted Nesi

Wonderful to see this doc by @TimWhiteRI @Eli_Sherman @JohnnyVillella @jamesbartone from @wpri12 get recognition. I encourage everyone to give it a watch. #mob

NEW: Former RI Speaker Joe Shekarchi and the Ethics Commission squared off in court over whether state laws bar him from seeking RI Supreme Court seat. Judge to issue decision before RI nominating panel interviews applicants on 7/28. w/@AlexandraLeslie wpri.com/target-12/judg…

Here's my weekly briefing on local politics (and more): wpri.com/?p=3085596

@AttyTMD @friasforrep It is conceivable to me, since the state party endorsed him that year. But I don't know for sure myself.

@TedNesi @friasforrep So they endorsed Sundlun over York in 1994? And he still lost? I don't remember one way or the other.

Who needs Claude when you have @friasforrep? He nailed down the last time the AFL-CIO declined to endorse an incumbent Dem governor: John Notte Jr. in 1962 (apparently over, among other issues, night horse racing!) oceanstatemedia.org/politics/tgif-…

.@wpri12’s debates are a highlight of the election season. Props to @TimWhiteRI @AlexandraLeslie & @TedNesi for sparking a good discussion with @PVDMayor & @DavidMoralesPVD wpri.com/news/local-new…

My Saturday column: wpri.com/?p=3085596

@rigopncw @friasforrep It's remarkable - and a godsend for reporters on deadline!

@TedNesi @friasforrep Steve has amazing historical knowledge

TARGET 12: Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins will return an antique car he was accused of stealing under a settlement that resolves part of a yearslong dispute with businessman Davide Broccoli wpri.com/target-12/mayo…

NEW: Should Providence elect a socialist, or a pragmatist? Those were the ideologies at issue in today's @wpri12 Providence mayoral debate, which airs tonight bostonglobe.com/2026/07/17/met…

PROVIDENCE: Incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley and Rep. David Morales face off in the first @wpri12 debate ahead of the Sep. 9 Democratic Primary. Watch: Fox Providence on Fri. 6:30 p.m./Sun. 10 a.m. or free 12+ TV app. Plus, watch/read the 3 key moments here: wpri.com/news/elections…

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and challenger state Rep. David Morales faced off in the 12 News studios Friday morning in their first televised debate. Don't miss the full debate: Watch Friday at 6:30 on FOX Providence.

NEW: RI officials released a final report on the Providence schools takeover, painting a picture of a district rescued from the brink of collapse. Missing from the report is any accounting of how it performed against the state’s original turnaround goals wpri.com/target-12/stat…

Update: Gov. McKee dismissed the idea that the state is trying to keep anything from the defendants, saying his administration has provided “millions of pages of reports” in the case. “We’re in good shape there,” McKee told @KimKalunian. “We’re not hiding anything.”

NEW: While focus is on the campaign, the wheels of government grind on at the State House The 5-member panel that will identify RI's first-ever inspector general has set its first meeting for Tuesday, with a 90-day clock ticking to send Gov their picks wpri.com/news/politics-…

NEW: A high-stakes legal showdown over the state’s “revolving door” law is set for Monday, as former House Speaker Joe Shekarchi asks a judge to rule that his bid for the R.I. Supreme Court does not violate the state's Code of Ethics. A preview👇wpri.com/target-12/cour…

One race where AFL-CIO *is* endorsing: LG, backing incumbent Sabina Matos against several Dem challengers wpri.com/news/elections…

AFL-CIO will also make no endorsement in the open primary for attorney general wpri.com/news/elections…

BREAKING: *No* endorsement for governor by AFL-CIO - another significant blow to McKee campaign. No consensus on McKee vs Foulkes, says prez Pat Crowley wpri.com/news/elections…

NOW: Mayor Brett Smiley is calling the Providence City Council’s delay of passing an ordinance that would establish an emergency rent fund “a baseless political ploy.” Councilman Sanchez says he has concerns about tenant protections. wpri.com/news/local-new… @wpri12