AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHomelessness Funding Fight: A Rhode Island federal judge blocked HUD from shifting federal homelessness money away from “housing first,” striking down HUD’s 2026 Continuum of Care funding notice after finding the agency broke federal law by changing terms without proper public input. Local Infrastructure: Barrington is set to move forward on federal-aid sidewalk work along Massasoit Avenue and New Meadow Road, with RIDOT coordinating timing so both projects can be built together. Public Health Watch: DEM and RIDOH confirmed Jamestown Canyon Virus detection in Tiverton, while also noting additional West Nile Virus detections statewide. Privacy Pushback: Glocester voted to remove its Flock Safety license plate cameras after residents protested, even as officials warned ending the contract early could cost taxpayers. Legal/Workplace: The 1st Circuit upheld limits on Rhode Island’s “Dealer Law,” ruling it can’t be used to block a nearby out-of-state dealership. Elections & Ads: Rhode Island’s attorney general race is heating up with TV ads, while the state election chief warned voters about increasingly sophisticated election scams.
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