Daily Briefing: Is RI's hottest race not on this year's ballot?

ALSO: Check out all the action from PVDFest. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Mon Sep 9 2024 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at [The Providence Journal]( and this is the Daily Briefing. Rhode Island's primary Election Day is less than 24 hours away and the General Election is rapidly approaching in November, but one race you won't find on the ballot is governor. That hasn't stopped the potential number one competitor to Gov. Dan McKee from starting. If you've spotted Helena Foulkes at one of the state's ethnic festivals or caught a glimpse of her social media and thought she's running for office, you wouldn't be wrong. After losing to McKee by 3 percentage points in 2022, Foulkes is gearing up for another run for office. What is her plan and how is the McKee camp responding to the barbs being thrown their way? The Journal's Katherine Gregg recently sat down with Foulkes to learn more about her strategy for entering the race, her criticisms of McKee and what she's been up to since the last election. [Rhode Islanders vote for governor again in a little over two years, but Helena Foulkes is raising money like she wants a rematch with Gov. Dan McKee.jpg] Rhode Islanders vote for governor again in a little over two years, but Helena Foulkes is raising money like she wants a rematch with Gov. Dan McKee. David DelPoio/Providence Journal She also checked in with McKee's campaign team for their response. [Take a look at what both sides have to say.]( • Couldn't make it to PVDFest this weekend? [The Journal's Antonia Farzan has all the details]( including the reaction to being back in downtown and take a look at everything that was happening downtown in [these images from Journal photographer David DelPoio.]( • Does a true-crime themed food tour of Providence's Federal Hill portray the neighborhood as a “den of crime” and perpetuate negative stereotypes about Italian Americans? [The founder of the tour responds in an opinion piece.]( • In spite of being underdogs, the Patriots came out yesterday and upset the Cincinnati Bengals. [Journal contributor Joe McDonald offers his take on Jerod Mayo's coaching debut.]( • Who is the Rhode Island high school field hockey preseason player of the year? [Cast your vote to help us decide](. More from The Providence Journal [Find the latest obituaries here.]( [Subscribers can read the eNewspaper here.]( WORTH A READ 💵 Without Social Security reform [Americans in retirement may lose big]( report says 🥵 [Students are sweating through class]( without air conditioning. Districts are facing the heat. 🛒 [Trader Joe's mini tote bags will be back]( for a limited time. Here's when you can get one 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. Rhode Islanders have some of the most kissing partners in America with 36 people, on average, according to [The Matchmaking Company]( who surveyed 3,230 Americans, asking them to confess their kissing prowess, the number of different people they’ve smooched, and share their unique kissing preferences to determine the states with the best and worst kissers, ranking each state out of a possible 100 points. According to their survey answers, people from Rhode Island are solidly middle-of-the-pack at the 24th best kissers in America, with an overall score of 57.6. [TODAY'S WEATHER]( 🌤️ Sunny to partly cloudy and pleasant. Highs in the mid-70s. TOP STORIES [Two friends' love of Rhode Island seafood spawns annual festival]( [Five different oyster farms were among the vendors at this year's Rhode Island Seafood Festival.]( "We come out here once a year, throw a party, and go home," said Adrian Crawford, who lives in Denver but is originally from Australia. [READ MORE]( [This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/GOES satellite handout image shows Hurricane Beryl at 17:50UTC on June 30, 2024. US trackers said that Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Sunday as it threatened the southeast Caribbean with potentially life-threatening winds and storm surge.]( [Hurricane season has calmed after forecasts of an explosive year]( After forecasting a "potentially explosive" year for hurricanes in the Atlantic and a busy start to the season, AccuWeather has lowered its forecast. [READ MORE]( [Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard general manager Michael Millerick waves to a private yacht crewman.]( [How corporations snapped up many of RI's mom-and-pop marinas]( In just three years, the Dallas-based Safe Harbor bought 14 local marinas and now owns roughly 3,000 boat slips in RI. [READ MORE]( [Margaret {NAME}, Moses Brown field hockey]( [Vote for the high school field hockey preseason player of the year!]( Vote now for the Rhode Island high school field hockey preseason player of the year. [READ MORE]( [Jarrett Guest greets Ruggieri in end zone after game winning TD.]( [Bryant football scores late to beat Franklin Pierce in home opener]( Landon Ruggieri matched his career high with 3 TD and Jarrett Guest found a favorite receiver just two games into his Bulldogs tenure under center. [READ MORE]( Vote with Confidence This 7-day newsletter course will help you be an informed voter before Nov. 5. [SIGN UP NOW]( SUBSCRIBE TODAY Our Reporting. Your Stories. Full access to subscriber-only content on all devices. Share bonus subscription with a family member or friend. The universal eNewspaper, the digital version of our print paper, plus bonus monthly magazines and hundreds of local papers. 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