AGP Executive Report
Last update: 34 minutes agoTimes Square Stabbing: Bank of America VP Erin Piacenti, 32, was fatally stabbed in a Monday attack in Times Square; police say the suspect, Pamela Cisneros, also stabbed a 68-year-old Rhode Island man before being shot dead by NYPD. Rhode Island Health Costs: A URI survey finds 29% of Rhode Islanders delayed medical care due to cost, with 47% saying they couldn’t afford treatment. Amazon Legal Fight: The FTC and 22 state attorneys general, including Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha, sued Amazon over alleged “invented” ad-auction bids that inflated prices for advertisers. Clean Energy Politics: A clean-energy super PAC is spending $500,000 on attack ads targeting Gov. Dan McKee ahead of Rhode Island’s Sept. 9 primary. Education & Community Grants: BankNewport awarded $22,000 to Star Kids and FabNewport for tutoring and healthy meals. Science Funding: LSU and URI won a $4M NSF grant to expand wetland science and restoration planning across Louisiana delta marshes and Rhode Island salt marshes.
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