AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoLocal Politics: A Rhode Island Republican congressional candidate tied to the Jan. 6 march has registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act as a Cuba-linked foreign agent, with filings naming contacts tied to Raúl Castro’s grandson. Environmental/Local Governance: Former state senator James Sheehan says he’s running for the District 31 seat to “stop the sludge,” citing opposition to a suspended Quonset Development Corporation pyrolysis plan. Education & Innovation: URI opened its new Ocean Robotics Laboratory at the Narragansett Bay Campus, featuring a large indoor testing tank and backing tied to major campus modernization. Homelessness Funding: A federal judge ruled against HUD’s “rapid, untimely overhaul” of homeless funding rules, criticizing the agency’s decision-making. Public Health: The FDA classified a nationwide recall of more than half a million bags of Zapp’s and Dirty potato chips as highest risk over possible Salmonella contamination. Charity & Rhode Island: Ahead of a rumored Madison Square Garden wedding, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated $26 million to 20 charities, including a $1 million gift to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. History: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified a Rhode Island WWII pilot missing for nearly 82 years.
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