Behind locked doors, AG candidates keep it civil

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 1,153

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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“Man, I sure wish this was a debate,” one candidate running to be Rhode Island’s next attorney general remarked during a two-hour forum Thursday night at the Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence.

It was by design. Organizers at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island asked four of the candidates vying for the office to avoid direct exchanges to maintain a level of “model civil discourse” amid a time of growing polarization.

“Tonight, let …

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