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Raimondo pushes car tax cut, minimum wage hike, free college in State of State Address
photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News by Matt O’Brien, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Gina Raimondo said Tuesday she wants to reinvent Rhode Island’s manufacturing industry, pro...
Jan 17, 2017
READ: Governor Raimondo’s 2017 State of the State Address
Photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News Read Governor Raimondo’s prepared State of the State remarks below.
Jan 17, 2017
Governor Raimondo proposes 90-cent hike in Rhode Island minimum wage
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is proposing a 90-cent hike in the state’s minimum wage. Raimondo announced the proposal to raise the wage from $9.60 to $10.50 an hour du...
Jan 17, 2017
Inauguration in sight, Trump continues Twitter assault
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Hi...
Jan 16, 2017
Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo to propose free-tuition plan
Governor Raimondo talks with reporters. Photo by Anita Baffoni WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is unveiling a plan to provide two years of free tuition to the state&#...
Jan 15, 2017
Senate considers Rhode Island’s new public safety director
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island state senators are holding a hearing to consider the governor’s pick to lead the state police. Col. Ann Assumpico was appointed to the top job in November by...
Jan 15, 2017
Hundreds rally in Rhode Island in support of ‘Obamacare’
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., at podium, cheers health care workers to save the Affordable Care Act across the country outside LAC+USC Medical Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. The rally w...
Jan 15, 2017
Former Rep Carnevale pleads not guilty to perjury over residency
Pool Photo/The Providence Journal/Steve Szydlowski PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A former Democratic lawmaker has pleaded not guilty to three charges of perjury and one count of filing false documents, afte...
Jan 13, 2017
Remains of missing CT teen found, person in custody
By Anita Baffoni, WPRO News The Connecticut State Police say they have a person in custody after they found the remains of 18-year-old Todd Allen who has been missing since the day after Christmas. Ke...
Jan 13, 2017
Deficiencies found in Rhode Island College educator programs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - State regulators have found multiple deficiencies with educator programs at Rhode Island College. The Providence Journal reports a panel of 19 educators from Rhode Island and o...
Jan 13, 2017
