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Steph Machado
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Reporter for Boston Globe Rhode Island and RI PBS covering education, politics and the city of Providence. Email me: Steph.Machado@globe.com
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NEW: Providence city councilor Sue AnderBois says she's running for lieutenant governor next year, challenging
Sabina Matos in what could be a crowded field. Former state Senator Cindy Coyne previously announced she's running www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/10/m...
Providence City Councilor Sue AnderBois to run for R.I. lieutenant governor - The Boston Globe
AnderBois will challenge incumbent Sabina Matos, a fellow Providence Democrat.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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I am back at work after a few weeks off to have shoulder surgery. Thank you to my @globeri.bsky.social colleagues for covering my beats while I was gone! (And driving me around, bringing me coffee, and doing my dishes)

If you emailed me while I was away, please feel free to reach back out!
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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NEW: Prospect Medical Holdings and the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office have struck a short-term deal to keep the bankrupt company’s two Rhode Island hospitals operating while a longer-term solution is worked out in bankruptcy court.

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Prospect, R.I. reach temporary deal to keep Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals open - The Boston Globe
New court filings show Fatima and Roger Williams hospitals are expected to lose about $6 million in November alone
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November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Trump says he won’t make any SNAP payments until shutdown ends. Tuesday's statement comes as plaintiffs have filed a motion in federal court in RI seeking full SNAP payments for November.
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Trump states he won’t make any SNAP payments until shutdown ends - The Boston Globe
Tuesday’s statement from the president came as plaintiffs on the SNAP lawsuit filed a motion asking a R.I. judge to force the Trump administration provide full funding for the national food stamp prog...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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“I just want these hospitals to stay open. I want to stop the bleeding,” said Chief Judge Stacey Jernigan of the US Bankruptcy Court in a hearing Tuesday morning. She said it “might be horrific” that Centurion has taken so long to close the deal.

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New suitor emerges for bankrupt Rhode Island hospitals facing closure - The Boston Globe
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha notes the state is aware that “another operator recently commenced diligence” on the two hospitals.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Smithfield, R.I., school board votes for law firm to review handling of report of antisemitic hazing on football team. "Smithfield, the nation is watching," said Wendy Joering of the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center. “Do the right thing.”
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Smithfield, R.I., school board votes for law firm to review handling of report of antisemitic hazing on football team - The Boston Globe
" Smithfield, the nation is watching," said Wendy Joering of the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center. “Do the right thing.”
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November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging deportation of RI kidney doctor. Judge says he lacks authority to act in the case of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, who was deported after border agents at Logan airport found photos of Hezbollah ‘fighters and martyrs’ on her phone
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging deportation of R.I. kidney doctor - The Boston Globe
Judge says he lacks authority to act in the case of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, who was deported after border agents at Logan found photos of Hezbollah ‘fighters and martyrs’ on her phone.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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NEW: Prospect Medical Holdings is looking to shut down Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence and Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence by the end of the year, the latest blow to the two safety-net hospitals. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/m...
Prospect Medical Holdings seeks to close two R.I. hospitals by the end of the year - The Boston Globe
The proposed closure of Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center is part of a plan the filed in bankruptcy court on Thursday, and would affect thousands of people.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Complaint filed with R.I. attorney general over antisemitic hazing on football team. Elected officials and faith leaders decried the incident, while the superintendent issued a statement without explaining why players were reinstated.
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Complaint filed with R.I. attorney general over antisemitic hazing on football team - The Boston Globe
Elected officials and faith leaders decried the incident, while the superintendent issued a statement without explaining why players were reinstated.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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It’s been 13 years since Hillary Clinton negotiated a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and the former US Secretary of State said she is cautiously watching to see how the early phases of the Trump administration’s Middle East peace deal will play out.
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‘The work is literally just beginning’: Hillary Clinton says Trump’s Mideast ceasefire needs ‘patient’ diplomacy - The Boston Globe
The former US Secretary of State’s remarks at Brown University covered topics such as elections during a time of disinformation and concerns about the impact of social media.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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🎙️Podcast: On the eve of Halloween, haunting tales from ‘The Conjuring’ house. @globeri.bsky.social reporter @amandamilkovits.bsky.social entered the old farmhouse as a skeptic, but emerged unable to explain some things she saw and heard
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On the eve of Halloween, haunting tales from ‘The Conjuring’ house - The Boston Globe
Globe reporter Amanda Milkovits entered the old farmhouse as a skeptic but emerged unable to explain some things she saw and heard.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Decades later, killers are identified in the previously unsolved murders of two R.I. women www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/m...
Decades later, killers are identified in the previously unsolved murders of two R.I. women - The Boston Globe
A combination of old-school shoe leather investigations and advances in modern forensic technology helped to solve the cold cases.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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@riaclu.bsky.social sues Gov. McKee for blocking protesters from State House rotunda during speech. “The rotunda has served as the epicenter for Rhode Islanders to peacefully express their views to state leaders and the public,” ACLU director Steven Brown said.
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ACLU sues Governor McKee for blocking protesters from State House rotunda during speech - The Boston Globe
“The rotunda has served as the epicenter for Rhode Islanders to peacefully express their views to state leaders and the public,” the ACLU’s Steven Brown said. “This lawsuit is designed to ensure that ...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Jewish groups condemn RI school for reinstating football players after ‘horrific antisemitic hazing.’ Jewish Alliance was told five senior football players locked a Jewish freshman player in bathroom & sprayed Lysol through a grate while yelling antisemitic slurs
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Jewish groups condemn R.I. school for reinstating football players after ‘horrific antisemitic hazing’ - The Boston Globe
Jewish Alliance officials were told five senior football players locked a Jewish freshman player in the bathroom and sprayed Lysol through a door grate while yelling antisemitic slurs.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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After stepping down as chairperson of the state Cannabis Control Commission, Kim Ahern on Thursday announced she has filed paperwork to run for attorney general. “Our fundamental rights are under attack and we need an attorney general who will fight back" she said
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Ahern will run for R.I. attorney general after stepping down from Cannabis Control Commission - The Boston Globe
“Our fundamental rights are under attack, and we need an attorney general who will fight back,” Ahern said.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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The signs posted on either side of the Washington Bridge make a bold statement: the replacement of the westbound bridge is “on time” and “on budget.” Rhode Islanders aren’t buying it. Is that message “from The Onion?” @peterneronha.bsky.social asked.
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The Washington Bridge reconstruction is being touted as ‘on time’ and ‘on budget’ — even though it hasn’t started yet - The Boston Globe
Critics note that Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee originally said the I-195 bridge would reopen in 2026. The new date is 2028. And costs continue to climb.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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As her daughter became sicker, grandmother testifies she tried to get her help
In Day 3 of a Rhode Island grandparents visitation rights hearing, medical details emerge about Dr. Jila Khorsand’s care of her dying daughter

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As her daughter became sicker, grandmother testifies she fought to get her help - The Boston Globe
New medical details emerge during hearing to determine whether Dr. Jila Khorsand and Dr. Siavash Ghoreishi have the right to visit with their granddaughter.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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At grandchild’s visitation hearing, grandmother defends medical advice she gave to her dying daughter — she insisted it was just “motherly advice”

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At grandchild’s visitation hearing, grandmother defends medical advice she gave to her dying daughter - The Boston Globe
Dr. Jila Khorsand, who is fighting to see her granddaughter, insists she only gave “motherly advice” to Sherry Naso despite her son-in-law’s objections.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Deloitte could pay $6.3m in proposed class-action settlement over cyberattack affecting 640,000 Rhode Islanders
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Deloitte could pay $6.3m in proposed class-action settlement over cyberattack affecting 640,000 Rhode Islanders - The Boston Globe
Deloitte reached an agreement in August to settle multiple class-action lawsuits after a 2024 breach of the state’s public benefits system.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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A Rhode Island judge has found a Democratic South Kingstown councilman not guilty of assaulting a Republican party official, who had posted about the councilman’s previous drunken driving charges online.
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Judge finds R.I. Democratic councilman not guilty of assaulting Republican official - The Boston Globe
Jay Wegimont, 34, faced a misdemeanor charge following the alleged encounter in June.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Government shutdown forces US District Court in R.I. to limit operations. Litigants, lawyers, and members of the public “may experience reduced operations, limited staffing, and potential delays in some services,” the court clerk announced.
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Government shutdown forces US District Court in R.I. to limit operations - The Boston Globe
Litigants, lawyers, and members of the public “may experience reduced operations, limited staffing, and potential delays in some services,” the court clerk announced.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Home sales in Rhode Island all jumped in September, year over year – a climb likely driven by sellers looking to finalize transactions before an increase in the real estate conveyance tax took hold this month, according to the RI Association of Realtors.
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R.I. home sales jumped in September, ahead of conveyance tax increase, realtors association says - The Boston Globe
“A strong stock market, increased home equity and lower mortgage rates continued to help encourage sales, but an increase in the sales conveyance tax which was enacted on Oct. 1, was likely the primar...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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"We love that child" -- Grandmother takes stand in 1st day in Family Court hearing, where two retired physicians are fighting their son-in-law from keeping them away from their 4-year-old granddaughter. He accuses them of munchausen syndrome by proxy. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/20/m...
‘We love that child’: Grandmother fights in court for visits with her granddaughter - The Boston Globe
After his wife’s death, Scott Naso refused to allow his in-laws to visit with his daughter. Now a family court judge will decide.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM