Overview

• Helena Foulkes formally announced her second bid for governor at noon in Providence at the Roger Williams Park Casino.
• Governor Dan McKee released a 7:15 a.m. digital ad and website accusing Foulkes of bearing responsibility for CVS’s role in the opioid crisis during her 2014–2018 tenure as CVS Pharmacy president.
• The attacks reference a December 2024 Department of Justice lawsuit alleging CVS unlawfully dispensed controlled substances and seeking reimbursements from federal health programs.
• Second-quarter filings show Foulkes with $2.1 million cash on hand versus McKee’s $879,207, while House Speaker Joe Shekarchi reported $3.85 million and Attorney General Peter Neronha had $119,203.
• The rematch follows McKee’s narrow 2022 primary win over Foulkes, and it unfolds a day after Hasbro said it will move its headquarters from Pawtucket to Boston, intensifying economic critiques of the incumbent.