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Rhode Island Current
U.S. center-left (nonprofit state news network)
Rhode Island Current is a nonprofit state government and politics news site run by States Newsroom, a donor-funded network whose early backing came from left-leaning philanthropic groups. Its coverage is mostly straight news about state government, though critics see a left-of-center lean in its story selection. Its recent coverage of the second Trump administration, such as the push to rescind approval for the Revolution Wind project and federal policy changes, focuses on the harm to Rhode Island and often quotes state officials who oppose the administration.
Owned byOperated by States Newsroom, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. that runs a network of state-focused news sites. Rhode Island Current is one of its outlets. It has a local editor and staff, and States Newsroom owns the brand and oversees operations.
LeaningU.S. center-left (nonprofit state news network)
On the administrationbroadly critical
3average bias score across 2 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun