Category Archives: Politics

Providence Police Officer Jose Deschamps shows Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza how the new body-worn cameras work. Photo by Anita Baffoni. Under a pilot program, 10 Providence Police Officers will wear ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s General Assembly is considering legislation to exempt tampons and other feminine hygiene products from state sales taxes. There is a national push to aboli...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo says she would veto a bill proposed by state lawmakers that would restrict the growth of charter schools. The governor told reporters Wednesday ...

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza (left) announce a partnership between Providence, Boston, Arms with Ethics, and Future Municipalities to reduce gun violence in the region. (...

Governor Raimondo addresses the disastrous tourism roll out this week. Photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News. MATT O’BRIEN, Associated Press JENNIFER McDERMOTT, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP...

Gina Raimondo and her husband, Andy Moffitt talk with reporters following the inaugural. WPRO’s Tara Granahan is asking just that, after receiving a press release entitled, “First Gentlema...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s governor says people searching for Iceland online are finding her state instead because of a goof in its tourism video and she’s hoping they’ll...

Rep Karen MacBeth Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A state lawmaker is set to lose her leadership position in the Rhode Island House of Representatives after becoming a Republi...

Former Ambassador and Mayor Joseph Paolino with renderings of his proposed overhaul for Newport Grand. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News by Tara Granahan, WPRO “Why can Rudy Giuliani clean up Tim...

Law Enforcement and rescue vehicles are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2016, after a U.S. Capitol Police officer was shot at the Capitol Visitor Center complex, and the shooter ...