Frank Prosnitz is a journalist at WhatsUpNewp, bringing extensive experience from his previous roles as editor of the Providence Business News and a reporter at the Providence Journal. He covers a wide range of topics including arts and entertainment, government and politics, and health and wellness, with a particular focus on educational policy and accessibility. Prosnitz is featured in What'sUpNewp and also hosts the Morning Show and It’s Your Business on WLBQ radio.
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By: Ryan Belmore, Frank Prosnitz
Newport Public Schools are facing a roughly $2 million budget shortfall heading into the 2026-2027 school year, Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain said in her weekly update to families Wednesday evening — a gap she said the district is trying to close without cutting staff, but that will likely require restructuring. The figure marks a shift […]
Newport Hospital, which for the last three years received top ratings for safety from a national organization that measures patient safety, slipped in the spring 2026 rankings from the top A rating to a B. In the latest rankings, released today by the Washington, D.C. Leapfrog Group, three hospitals in Rhode Island – The Miriam, […]
By: Frank Prosnitz
A bond issue that will likely be on the November ballot is a $45 million state archive building – a history center that would house many of the state’s important documents. Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, a former civics teacher, has been a strong advocate for an archive building since coming into office more […]
By: Frank Prosnitz
“This is a race to the bottom … not good for American Democracy.” — Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore, commenting on the mid-cycle gerrymandering that’s gripping the nation. Amore in a wide ranging interview discusses the impact of gerrymandering, the federal government’s attempt to seize voter information, and, in what will be an […]
Nine. It takes nine months for human gestation. There are nine defensive players on the baseball field. In the Baha’i Faith nine is considered the number of perfection and symbolizes the culmination of religious revelation. September is the ninth month, the only month in the English language whose letter count equals the number of the […]
By: Ryan Belmore, Frank Prosnitz
Newport Public Schools Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain joined What’sUpNewp owner and publisher Ryan Belmore and editor Frank Prosnitz on Wednesday afternoon for her penultimate monthly conversation before her June 30 retirement — a wide-ranging discussion dominated by the district’s deepening budget crisis, possible facility restructuring, and personnel changes at the top of Rogers High School. […]
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a jarring ruling recently, literally gutted the voting rights act, which had protected minority voters in many southern districts. Several organizations have been championing a Rhode Island version that would establish procedures to prevent discrimination in the voting process. In April, the bill was held for further study, although some […]
The child population of Newport County is decreasing more than double the rate of the state of Rhode Island, while elementary and high school students are generally outperforming the rest of the state on standard testing for reading and math. These findings were included in Kids Count’s recently released community profiles. Kids Count, which advocates […]
Beginning today (Monday) through Wednesday afternoon, candidates in Rhode Island will officially declare for local, statewide and federal offices. Declarations come on the heels of a Democratic state convention that failed to offer endorsements in the governor’s, lieutenant governor’s, and attorney general races. Republicans meet later in the week. The declarations are the first step […]
By: Ryan Belmore, Frank Prosnitz
Newport Public Schools Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain joined What’sUpNewp owner and publisher Ryan Belmore and editor Frank Prosnitz on Wednesday afternoon for her final monthly conversation — capping a series that has run for several years, now ended by her June 30 retirement after more than 12 years leading the district. The conversation was equal […]
