Daily Briefing: Top stories from The Providence Journal

Stay on top of everything happening this weekend. [Read Today's eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Sat Feb 18 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Welcome to The Providence Journal's weekend Daily Briefing. The full weekday Daily Briefing will return on Monday. Keep up with all the weekend's [top news here]( and find all the latest happening in [high school and college sports here](. Skip the paywall and subscribe to The Providence Journal. [Find our latest deal here.]( TOP STORIES [Bill: Firefighters, cops with PTSD get paid leave or disability pension]( [Stephen Casey, a Woonsocket firefighter, won the Democratic primary by 52 votes out of the 1390 votes cast. The incumbent, Representative Jon Brien, has launched a write-in campaign. The Providence Journal/Connie Grosch]( PTSD: "I've seen and dealt with a lot of things normal human beings don't see In their lifetime" [READ MORE]( [Brett Smiley]( [Smiley seeks legislation to get more revenue from city's big nonprofits]( The mayor's legislative wishlist seeks to get the city's "fair share" from tax-exempt properties. [READ MORE]( [House Minority Leader Blake Filippi]( [His battle won, Filippi drops suit over control of General Assembly]( Filippi agreed to dismiss the case against top General Assembly leaders that argued the Assembly's operations were being controlled illegally [READ MORE]( [Rams guard Sayawni Lassiter tries to shake UMASS defender Ber'Nyah Mayo in the second half. ]( [For subscribers] [UMass women's victory over RI basketball leaves them tied atop A-10]( The largest crowd to watch the Rams this season saw their 12-game winning streak come to an end [READ MORE]( A Better Daily Briefing We've redesigned your favorite newsletter to have a cleaner look and feel. If you're looking for the [eNewspaper]( , it now appears in our new quick links feature at the very top of the newsletter. Let us know what you think! [SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ➔]( [SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ➔]( Sign up for the news you want Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don’t miss out! We’re always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( Follow Us Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Manage Newsletters]( • [Terms of Service]( • [Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights]( • [Privacy Notice]( • [Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy]( • [Feedback](