Ted Nesi

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island should boost state education spending by hundreds of millions of dollars a year and completely redesign how that money flows to schools, according to a blue-ribbon panel whose recommendations are likely to shape the ... See more

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — This week on Newsmakers: a New Year’s reporters roundtable breaks down the fallout from the Brown University shooting and looks and ahead to what will make headlines in 2026. Ted Nesi is joined by The Boston Globe’s Steph Ma... See more

by: Ted Nesi Posted: Dec 14, 2025 / 08:09 PM CST Updated: Dec 14, 2025 / 08:09 PM CST

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Brown University’s campus and surrounding neighborhoods remained locked down in the overnight hours early Sunday after a gunman killed two students and injured at least nine others inside an engineering building, triggering a mas... See more

Happy Saturday! Here’s another edition of my weekend column for WPRI.com — as always, send your takes, tips and trial balloons to tnesi@wpri.com and follow me on , , , and . Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Nesi's Not... See more