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Nancy Lavin

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Nancy Lavin is a senior reporter at the Rhode Island Current. She is an award-winning reporter covering politics, energy issues and the environment for Rhode Island Current. She previously reported on banking and finance, energy and entrepreneurship for Providence Business News. Nancy also spent three and a half years at the Frederick (Md.) News-Post and worked at The Westerly Sun. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island.

Ahead of Johnston exodus, FM to lay off local workers
Rhode Island

Ahead of Johnston exodus, Polisena says FM to lay off local workers

Nov 12, 2026
Nancy Lavin
FM is laying off an unknown number of employees in conjunction with plans to relocate its global headquarters from Johnston to Providence, Johnston Mayor Joe Polisena Jr. said on Thursday. Polisena told Rhode Island Current in a phone interview that...
More money, more problems: RI leaders aren’t celebrating a $109M boost to revenue forecast
Rhode Island

More money, more problems: RI leaders aren’t celebrating a $109M boost to revenue forecast

Nov 11, 2026
Nancy Lavin
Gov.-elect Helena Buonanno Foulkes will have an extra $109 million to work with when putting together her first tax and spending proposal for the upcoming fiscal 2028 budget. The nine-digit boost to the income side of the state ledger came...
Neighborhood sues Rhode Island over $100M claim in overdue Medicaid reimbursements
Rhode Island

Neighborhood sues Rhode Island over $100M claim in overdue Medicaid reimbursements

Nov 11, 2026
Nancy Lavin
Rhode Island’s largest Medicaid insurer is suing the state, alleging $100 million in unpaid insurance reimbursements, some of which are more than a decade overdue. The 20-page complaint was filed by Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island in Providence County...
FM to move global HQ to downtown Providence, closing Johnston corporate campus
Rhode Island

FM to move global HQ to downtown Providence, closing Johnston corporate campus

Nov 10, 2026
Nancy Lavin
Insurance behemoth FM is trading its sprawling corporate campus in Johnston for a downtown Providence office tower, the company formerly known as FM Global confirmed in a statement to Rhode Island Current Tuesday afternoon. The news comes 10 months after...
RI ethics rule limits Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals CEO’s interactions with state officials
Rhode Island

RI ethics rule limits Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals CEO’s interactions with state officials

Nov 10, 2026
Nancy Lavin
Former Rhode Island Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Charest should avoid talking business with his former colleagues, as well as other state officials, for the first year in his new, private-sector gig, according to a recommendation unanimously adopted by...
Winter is coming. So are deeper electric bill discounts for low-income Rhode Islanders
Rhode Island

Winter is coming. So are deeper electric bill discounts for low-income Rhode Islanders

Nov 09, 2026
Nancy Lavin
Marissa Diakite can’t seem to catch up. First it was electricity bills for the Pawtucket apartment she shares with her mom. The costs kept rising even as she worked more – and was home less – to try to make...
RI budget and policy director Brian Daniels resigns
Rhode Island

RI budget and policy director Brian Daniels resigns

Nov 09, 2026
Nancy Lavin
After shaping a dozen state budgets across three administrations of different political parties, Rhode Island Management and Budget Director Brian Daniels is hanging up his purple tie. Daniels, who goes by the handle @ PurpleTieRI on X, is leaving his...
Foulkes launches transition website seeking feedback and staffers
Rhode Island

Foulkes launches transition website seeking feedback and staffers

Nov 06, 2026
Nancy Lavin
Want to work for Governor-elect Helena Buonanno Foulkes? Or just have your great idea for improving Rhode Island carried out by her administration? Either, or both, are available with a few clicks through separate online submission forms on helenatransition.com...
The Ocean State’s version of a blue wave: 10 Republicans left in the legislature
Rhode Island

The Ocean State’s version of a blue wave: 10 Republicans left in the legislature

Nov 04, 2026
Nancy Lavin
Democratic dominance of the Rhode Island General Assembly deepened Tuesday night, after five incumbent lawmakers — four Republicans and one independent — were ousted by challengers from the left. The results leave just 10 Republicans in the 113-member legislature, down...
Foulkes defeats Block and Guckian to win governor’s race
Rhode Island

Foulkes defeats Block and Guckian to win governor’s race

Nov 03, 2026
Nancy Lavin
Democrat Helena Buonanno Foulkes triumphed over her general election opponents Tuesday night to become Rhode Island’s next governor. Foulkes drew more than 57% of the vote, defeating independent Ken Block by 30 points, according to preliminary unofficial results as of...
No drama, lots of voters as Election Day kicks off in Rhode Island
Rhode Island

No drama, lots of voters as Election Day kicks off in Rhode Island

Nov 03, 2026
Nancy Lavin Alexander Castro
A brisk start to Election Day in Rhode Island puts the state on track to top turnout in the 2022 midterms, and potentially, 2018, too, said Miguel Nunez, executive director for the state Board of Elections. Nunez’ projection came during...
On Election Day eve, RI surpasses 17% voter turnout, with record early voting numbers
Rhode Island

On Election Day eve, RI surpasses 17% voter turnout, with record early voting numbers

Nov 02, 2026
Nancy Lavin
A record-setting number of Rhode Island voters have cast ballots in-person during the 20-day early voting period that ended at 4 p.m. Monday, according to the Rhode Island Department of State’s live voter turnout tracker . The 111,901 people who...