Rhode Island Democratic nominee for governor Helena Foulkes joins MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell after defeating incumbent Gov. Dan McKee in the Democratic primary. Foulkes says Rhode Islanders are hurting because of Donald Trump's policies and argues that the new form of resistance is making state government work for everyone.
David Morales, a state lawmaker backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated incumbent Mayor Brett P. Smiley.
Ms. Foulkes, a former CVS executive, had hammered Mr. McKee for his handling of a bridge closure that created traffic nightmares.
The governor previously served as Lt. Gov. but was elevated to the top post in 2021 when then-Gov. Gina Raimondo was tapped to serve as commerce secretary during the Biden administration. He was elected to a full term in 2022.
A Rhode Island judge handed an unnamed driver the nation's first jail sentence for speeding in August 1904, for the reckless act of driving 15 miles per hour. Judge Darius Baker looked at the motorist in front of him and decided the man behind the wheel deserved five days behind bars. The offense: piloting an […] The post Five days in jail for 15 mph: how America's first speeding sentence landed in 1904 appeared first on American Almanac .
A Rhode Island judge handed an unnamed driver the nation's first jail sentence for speeding in August 1904, for the reckless act of driving 15 miles per hour. Judge Darius Baker looked at the motorist in front of him and decided the man behind the wheel deserved five days behind bars. The offense: piloting an early automobile at a speed most joggers can match today. No one was hurt. No property was damaged. The driver simply moved too fast for a country still getting used to the idea that machines could replace horses. The sentence, as documented by The Sun , marked the first time an American court put someone in a cell for driving over the speed limit. The driver's name has been lost to history, and the specific Rhode Island city where…Open
A tractor-trailer hauling squid to a processing plant tipped over on a Narragansett, Rhode Island street and dumped its cargo across the pavement, closing the intersection for nearly eight hours on one of the hottest days of summer. Narragansett police responded at 9:27 a.m. on Sunday, August 16, after the fully loaded trailer dislodged and […] The post Twenty tons of squid blanket a Rhode Island road after trailer tips, shutting down intersection for hours appeared first on American Almanac .
A tractor-trailer hauling squid to a processing plant tipped over on a Narragansett, Rhode Island street and dumped its cargo across the pavement, closing the intersection for nearly eight hours on one of the hottest days of summer. Narragansett police responded at 9:27 a.m. on Sunday, August 16, after the fully loaded trailer dislodged and fell on its side as the driver tried to navigate a turn. A "substantial portion" of the load, roughly 20 tons of squid , according to the New York Post, wound up spread across the roadway in the coastal town south of Providence. Nobody was hurt. The driver and a passenger in the cab walked away uninjured, and no other vehicles were involved. But the mess they left behind kept crews busy until 5:15…Open
A tractor-trailer hauling squid overturned in Narragansett, Rhode Island, spilling tons of seafood across the road and forcing an all-day cleanup as locals complained of the powerful stench. On a Sunday morning in Narragansett, a fully loaded trailer carrying squid to a processing facility tipped onto its side while navigating a turn, sending a “substantial […] The post Rhode Island truck crash unleashes “Squidpocalypse,” closing intersection and leaving foul odor for hours appeared first on American Almanac .
A tractor-trailer hauling squid overturned in Narragansett, Rhode Island, spilling tons of seafood across the road and forcing an all-day cleanup as locals complained of the powerful stench. On a Sunday morning in Narragansett, a fully loaded trailer carrying squid to a processing facility tipped onto its side while navigating a turn, sending a “substantial portion” of its cargo sliding across the roadway. The incident, which occurred at an unnamed intersection, required hours of work by police and cleanup crews, and left the area blanketed in the unmistakable smell of rotting squid as temperatures rose in the summer sun. Narragansett Police Captain Ryan Prest reported that officers responded to the scene at 9:27 a.m. The…Open
The closure of a crucial Rhode Island bridge for safety reasons in 2023, and the traffic nightmare that followed, have dogged Gov. Dan McKee in the Democratic primary.
A tractor-trailer hauling squid to a processing facility overturned on a Narragansett, Rhode Island street and dumped its cargo across the pavement, closing the intersection for almost eight hours on a hot summer day. The trailer dislodged and tipped onto its side as the driver navigated a turn on the morning of August 16, spilling […] The post Tractor-trailer spills 20 tons of squid across Rhode Island roadway, closing intersection for nearly eight hours appeared first on American Almanac .
A tractor-trailer hauling squid to a processing facility overturned on a Narragansett, Rhode Island street and dumped its cargo across the pavement, closing the intersection for almost eight hours on a hot summer day. The trailer dislodged and tipped onto its side as the driver navigated a turn on the morning of August 16, spilling what police called a "substantial portion" of its load onto the roadway. Narragansett police responded at 9:27 a.m. and found squid blanketing the street. The intersection did not reopen until 5:15 p.m., nearly eight hours later, after crews brought in heavy equipment and a dump truck to scrape the mess off the pavement. Neither the driver nor a passenger riding in the cab was injured. No other vehicles were…Open
Local authorities have dubbed it the “Squidpocalypse of ’26.”