Daily Briefing: These cats are working it

ALSO: Get ready for the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Thu Sep 19 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. There's been a lot of talk about cats lately, though not exactly for the best reasons. While felines have become part of the political discourse, what's happening here in Rhode Island is a little more heartwarming, even if one of them has a taste for blood. As the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has found more so-called street cats in their care, the organization has found a way to place them in more homes through its working cat program. [Barn Cat Ratatat The RISPCA couldn't place Ratatat into a regular home because he was too rough, didn't like being cooped up and needed an environment where he could hunt._.jpg] Erin Arnold adopted Ratatat from RISPCA's working cats program to work on her farm. David DelPoio/Providence Journal [The Journal's Jack Perry spoke with RISPCA officials]( and [the owners of some of the working cats]( to learn more about the program and just where these cats are finding new homes. • Rhode Island House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi is heading to Congress next week. The Journal's Patrick Anderson reports that the Warwick Democrat, who flirted with a run for the U.S. House of Representatives two years ago, will testify at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on Sept. 25. [Here's what he'll be there for.]( • RI's largest public employees union has elected a new president. [The Journal's Katherine Gregg introduces you to the man replacing the late J. Michael Downey.]( • The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular is coming back to the Roger Williams Park Zoo. [Here's a look at what you need to know before going.]( • There were plenty of upsets last week on the high school football field, will that be the case this week? [The Journal's Eric Rueb makes his picks.]( More from The Providence Journal [Find the latest obituaries here.]( [Subscribers can read the eNewspaper here.]( WORTH A READ 🛥️ 5 people perished on OceanGate's doomed Titan sub. 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