A special election to fill the Providence City Council’s vacant Ward 2 seat — which represents the Blackstone, College Hill, and Wayland neighborhoods — is set for Tuesday, Dec. 2. A primary date is scheduled for Tuesday,

Four Democrats are in the City Council race so far. Candidates have less than three weeks left to decide if they will run.

The former CVS executive promised to retore people’s faith in government that she described as currently failing Rhode Islanders.

Former CVS Health executive Helena Foulkes announced her second campaign for Rhode Island governor on Tuesday, challenging incumbent Gov. Dan McKee in the Democratic primary. Foulkes finished a close second to McKee in the 2022 primary after a late surge in the polls and a last-minute endorsement from The Boston Globe’s editorial board.