Ric Thornton aims to reduce the $6.2 million dollars worth of outstanding fines for missing or overdue state campaign finance reports by 25% by the end of the year. The state campaign finance director doesn’t expect to convince former candidates and officeholders to make good on their six-figure debts.

The four Democrats vying to succeed Helen Anthony in Ward 2 – the city’s most affluent ward by property values – have all raised or loaned their campaigns at least $18,000.

Rhode Island’s political waters got unusually choppy in 2023, when the state’s two longtime incumbents chose to depart within the span of 10 months. Now, their replacements — Democratic Reps. Gabe Amo and Seth Magaziner — are largely settled into their new roles.

U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton this week announced he would challenge Sen. Ed Markey in a Democratic primary in 2026. NBC 10 political reporter Brian Crandall sits down with NBC 10's Gene Valicenti to discuss the race. In the second segment, they talk about Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore's push for a permanent state archives building.