AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoLocal Politics: Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien is set to leave City Hall after 16 years, conceding a Democratic primary loss to Adam Greenman and pointing to rising costs and economic pressure as residents’ biggest concerns. Elections & Housing: Providence’s mayoral race is heating up after David Morales defeated incumbent Brett Smiley in the Democratic primary, with rent stabilization and affordability at the center of the campaign. Public Safety: A Rhode Island man accused of threatening East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva was arrested in Florida and faces charges including threatening a public official and cyberstalking/cyberharassment, with extradition proceedings underway. Education & Community: Drake and Ann Michael Maye donated $200 to every teacher at Alfred Lima Sr. Elementary School in Rhode Island to fund classroom supplies. Workforce & Research: Former RI Commerce Secretary Liz Tanner is taking an interim VP role at CCRI focused on workforce partnerships, while URI biomedical engineering professor Yalda Shahriari won a $1.015M NIH R01 to advance multimodal neurotechnology for motor brain research. Business & Health: Ocean State Labs named a new CEO, and a major skilled nursing financing deal worth $413M across 13 states closed through CFG Bank.
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