Daily Briefing: What Joe Biden's decision means in RI

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After weeks of speculation it's now official, [Joe Biden will not seek reelection.]( Unless you were on vacation and chose to block everything out until this morning, I'm not telling you anything you did not know. The question now, however, is what does this mean in Rhode Island after Biden had already won the state's primary back in April. The staff at The Providence Journal has those answers. These stories will help you find what you need to know. • [Do Rhode Island's Democratic delegates have to vote for Biden? Here's what comes next.]( • [RI Democrats praise President Biden; Republicans go on offensive]( • [What happens to ballots in Rhode Island now that Biden has dropped out of the race?]( • [How many Democrats, Republicans are there in RI? Here's the voter breakdown.]( Also, take a look back at visits to Rhode Island by Kamala Harris and Biden. • [Kamala Harris visited RI in 2021. Here's a look back at that trip.]( • [Look Back: Biden's visits to Rhode Island through the years]( [In this 2018 file photo, former Vice President Joseph Biden poses for photos with supporters after a rally for Rhode Island Democrats at the Rhode Island Convention Center.] In this 2018 file photo, former Vice President Joseph Biden poses for photos with supporters after a rally for Rhode Island Democrats at the Rhode Island Convention Center. Kris Craig/The Providence Journal, file The staff here at The Journal will continue throughout the week to follow the fallout from Biden's decision, bringing you the latest news and information. • Is living in Rhode Island expensive? By at least one survey it is, though it's not the worst in New England. [The Journal's Wheeler Cowperthwaite dives into the latest rankings from Forbes.com as the site ranks the cost of living across the U.S.]( What's driving the cost of living in Rhode Island? You probably won't be surprised by the answer. • When you head to the polls this primary election there's a good chance you won't find many races to vote in. This year there will be just 19 contested General Assembly Democratic primaries on the Sept. 10 ballot finalized Friday, roughly half the number of primaries (38 and 40, respectively) in 2022 and 2020. (There are no Republican Assembly primaries this year, compared with three in 2022 and two in 2020.) Why is this the case? [The Journal Patrick Anderson finds out in this week's Political Scene.]( • Friendship comes in many forms and as Mark Patinkin found in writing his latest column, [sometimes the moments shared in the car over a fast food meal are all that's needed.]( • Check out the top [boys]( and [girls high school lacrosse]( players as we continue to unveil our spring season All-State recipients. More from The Providence Journal [Find the latest obituaries here.]( [Subscribers can read the eNewspaper here.]( WORTH A READ 📰 The 'right move': [Americans react to President Biden's historic decision]( 📰 We're struggling: [An open letter to the next Democratic nominee]( 📰 [Donald Trump has a new strategy:]( Attack Kamala Harris (and Joe Biden) RHODY RANKS Every day we receive emails ranking Rhode Island. While the work behind the ranks may be dubious, they can be fun. Each day I'll share where Rhody Ranks from one of the latest emails. A new study has found that confidence and romance fraud caused $601 million worth of damages to 16,504 victims across all U.S. states and Washington, D.C. On average, cunning swindlers posing as charming online pen pals left their victim $36,459 out of pocket. Rhode Island is the ninth most catfished state in America, with an average $44,450 lost per scammed individual. 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