Happy Saturday! Here's another edition of my weekend column for WPRI.com -- as always, send your takes, tips and trial balloons to tnesi@wpri.com and follow me on Twitter, Bluesky and Facebook.

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1. With Labor Day around the corner, the 2026 race for Rhode Island governor is about to heat up. And Dan McKee is now heading into this crucial period without a campaign manager: Rob Silverstein, whose hiring was touted by McKee's team less than three months ago, is out after apparent differences with the governor and his inner circle. The split has fueled a new round of speculation about whether union leaders might urge McKee to quit and clear a path for Joe Shekarchi, who is eyeing a run but wary of a complex three-way contest a

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