TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Sept. 12, 2025

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BYE-BYE HASBRO: The fate of Hasbro’s time in Rhode Island was sealed when Chris Cocks became the company’s CEO in 2022. Republicans have struggled to win the governor’s office in Rhode Island and Massachusetts in recent history. But on the day when news emerged about Hasbro leaving, we also heard about problems with the mobile app for sports betting in Rhode Island. A number of staffers at Rhode Island PBS are also taking buyouts, following a move by Congress to claw back previously allocated funding. 3) The parent of WJAR-TV, Channel 10, has bought the non-license operations for WLNE-TV, Channel 6, via Nancy Lavin at The Rhode Island Current.