Ted Nesi

4 days ago | wpri.com | Ted Nesi

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Gov. Dan McKee sent a clear message to Rhode Island politicos on Tuesday: I'm running. McKee's political operation announced Tuesday that he has hired a new campaign manager, Rob Silverstein, and a new finance director, Neil Spencer, to pilot his 2026 reelection effort. It follows a campaign launch video that McKee released back in March. "Nobody will outwork us on the trail, and Rob and Neil embody that ethos," McKee said.

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Ted Nesi

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Gov. Dan McKee sent a clear message to Rhode Island politicos on Tuesday: I’m running. McKee’s political operation announced that he has hired a new campaign manager, Rob Silverstein, and a new finance director, Neil Spencer, to pilot his 2026 reelection effort. It follows a campaign launch video that McKee released back in March. “Nobody will outwork us on the trail, and Rob and Neil embody that ethos,” McKee said in a statement.

1 week ago | wpri.com | Ted Nesi

Happy Saturday! Here's another edition of my weekend column for WPRI.com - as always, send your takes, tips and trial balloons to [email protected] and follow me on Twitter, and Facebook. 1. For Dan McKee, there's no sugarcoating the new UNH poll; a 19% job approval rating is dismal. But it's also much worse than the 43% approval rating McKee scored in a survey conducted last winter by Morning Consult, or the 36% he had in a YouGov survey in March. Could UNH be an outlier? It's possible.

1 week ago | wpri.com | Tim White |Ted Nesi

By Tim White,Ted Nesi EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - This week on Newsmakers: Attorney General Peter Neronha talks about his sweeping new health care proposals, his political future, litigating against the Trump administration, the Aaron Thomas case and more. Download the WPRI 12 and Pinpoint Weather 12 apps to get breaking news and weather alerts. Watch 12 News Now on WPRI.com or with the new 12+ smart TV app.

1 week ago | wpri.com | Ted Nesi

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - A new poll suggests Gov. Dan McKee is in serious political peril as he prepares to seek reelection next year. The latest "Ocean State Poll" by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center pegs McKee's job approval rating at just 19%, down from 29% a year ago in the same survey. His disapproval rating in the poll was 71%, while 9% expressed no opinion. The survey also finds strong opposition to McKee's plan to run for another term in 2026.