Category Archives: Politics
Secretary of State releases Open Government data tool
WPRO News Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea launched an online tool Thursday designed to help Rhode Islanders access open government information filed with the Department of State. The Open Governme...
May 19, 2016
Rep MacBeth aborts short-lived Congressional run
Rep Karen MacBeth Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News and the Associated Press Republican State Representative Karen MacBeth tells WPRO’s Tara Granahan that she has abandoned her short-li...
May 16, 2016
Facebook CEO to meet with conservative leaders
FILE – In this Tuesday, April 12, 2016, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote address at the F8 Facebook Developer Conference in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, Fi...
May 16, 2016
Providence City Councilman Jackson resigns from majority post, keeps seat
photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Providence city councilman has resigned from his position as majority leader but is keeping his council seat after being arrested on charges...
May 12, 2016
Lawmakers look to ban GPS tracking of cars without consent
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Senate has passed a bill that would make it a crime to electronically track a vehicle without the owner’s consent. The Senate passed it unanimously on We...
May 12, 2016
UPDATED: Providence City Council Majority Leader Kevin Jackson arraigned on embezzlement charge
photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News WPRO News Providence City Council Majority Leader Kevin Jackson has been arraigned on charges he misused campaign funds and embezzled more than $127,000 from a youth ...
May 11, 2016
Ex-Rhode Island lawmaker Watson arrested on vandalism charges
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) - A former Rhode Island lawmaker has been arrested on charges he kicked and shattered a door at a North Kingstown bank. Police say former House Minority Leader Robert Watson ...
May 05, 2016
Lawmakers to review grants in wake of chairman’s resignation
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island lawmakers are reviewing how they distribute grants to community organizations in the wake of the resignation of the House finance chairman. Democratic House Speake...
May 04, 2016
Ex-marketing official to get more than $67,000 in severance
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s former Chief Marketing Officer, who oversaw the disastrous rollout of a tourism campaign last month, will receive half her annual salary as severance. The ...
May 04, 2016
OPINION: Green energy sector a bright spot in Rhode Island economy
Rep. Deborah Ruggiero When I first ran for office, I campaigned on a platform of "environmental economics." What does that mean? It means putting wind turbines, solar arrays and small-scale renewable ...
May 04, 2016
