I have decided to run for RI governor because, like so many of you, I can no longer tolerate the dysfunction, waste, and warped priorities of our state gov't
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Now we know! Are you tired of partisanship and governors who put special interests over your interest? Want real solutions and a governor who will not stop until the job is done? Vote KenBlock.com
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Rhode Island needs to compete for growing companies and good jobs.
The high-cost Boston/Cambridge market presents an opportunity. We don't need a home run - one company that brings thousands of jobs. Let's hit doubles: target growing, well-capitalized companies with 300β400 employees looking for a stable, cost-effective place to expand.
Land five, and that's roughly 2,000 jobs in our urban core, plus the economic activity they create.
To compete, Rhode Island needs competitive costs, site-ready zoning, municipal incentives, and tax stability.
That also means we need to examine our tax structure.
Rhode Island's 2026 estate-tax threshold is only $1.84 million versus $15 million federally. Let's raise our threshold to the federal level and examine eliminating the tax altogether.
I also oppose the new millionaires tax. High earners can choose where they establish residency, and Rhode Island should consider how that tax would affect investment, economic activity, and the tax base.
I want Rhode Island to be the place in New England where companies grow, entrepreneurs invest, workers earn great wages, and families stay.
Economic growth doesn't just happen. We compete for it.
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Hoo boy. The Foulkes donation story gets stinkier. GoLocalProv reports that the Board of Elections (BoE) identified $34,445 in illegal donations, notified the campaign of some of them in 2024, and that they remain unresolved. Full story in the first comment.
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We are 43 days away from the election. This week will include a major policy release in an area that costs us dearly and makes no sense. None. Of course, RI has made it so complicated that it is hard to work it all out.
We did. It adds up to hundreds of millions spent unwisely, with much more to come. Watch this week for details on how we will fix it.
This is the difference in this race. RIβs biggest problems are operational. We have to work out a slew of problems where we do things poorly as a state.
Problems like this require a different kind of leadership and a Governor with a special skill set that, in this race, only I have.
We canβt afford to keep doing things the same way.
Vote Ken Block for Governor. Learn more and donate at the link in the first comment.
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"I am quite different from those other candidates, because I come from outside of the system. I'm not interested in playing any of the insider games." providencejournal.com/story/β¦
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In case you missed it β here is my recent interview with Gene Valicenti on his show "Gene Off Script" piped.video/watch?v=cjdrDaGYβ¦
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This week, I sat down with Ian Donnis from Ocean State Media for a wide-ranging interview. Check it out! piped.video/watch?v=d-A8joyUβ¦
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Check out this WPRI story about my five-point "Cost of Living Relief Plan" for Rhode Island! wpri.com/news/elections/gov-β¦
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