Simple question: If the Family Court needs more judicial resources and the General Assembly agrees, why not authorize the hiring of more judges? The General Assembly has been all too willing to create new magistrate positions. #EndRunAroundMeritSelection

Checking out my APRA response. Excited to see what I find!

Spring doing spring things

Thanks LeeAnn Byrne for inviting me to watch a little bit of the legislative day. The kids are debating a proposed assault weapons ban, hearing from legislators and lobbyists. What a way to spend their school vacation week!

Gotta admit that this Rhode Island civics fantasy camp that Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore and his team are running this week is making 14-year old me pretty jealous.

Always worth reminding folks that this reporting was brought to you by Patrick Anderson and the Access to Public Records Act. If you want to support a stronger APRA you can send a letter to your legislators. act.commoncause.org/letters/send-a…

This is one of the best pieces of campaign finance reporting I've read in years. In awe of the amount of work that was involved in reviewing 40k state contracts and linking them to individual donations. nytimes.com/2024/04/17/us/…

Wow, this is a really nice explainer of the municipal budget process in Providence.

This podcast is proof that despite his Rhode Island accent, Edward Fitzpatrick doesn’t drop the “R” in APRA. Fun conversation about public records with Colleen Cronin

Today, RI Board of Elections staff and volunteers are conducting a Risk Limiting Audit (RLA) of the 2024 Presidential Preference Primary results. Risk limiting audits provide an additional verification of the accuracy of the voting system after the election.