Category Archives: Politics
Raimondo says state agencies becoming more efficient
WPRO News In a joint meeting with government officials and local business leaders, Governor Gina Raimondo pointed to reduced wait times at state agencies as proof her initiatives to make government mo...
Oct 23, 2015
Chafee raises $11,000 in presidential bid for 3rd quarter
Image taken from CNN WPRO News and the Associated Press Fresh off a presidential debate performance that was widely panned as inadequate, Democrat Lincoln Chafee says he raised just $11,000 in the thi...
Oct 16, 2015
Whitehouse questions former Gov. Chafee’s run for president
WPRO News and the Associated Press U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says that after watching Lincoln Chafee in the Democratic presidential debate, he still can’t figure out why the former Rhode Isla...
Oct 14, 2015
Chafee struggles under Dem debate spotlight
Image taken from CNN By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Former Governor Lincoln Chafee's first debate as a presidential candidate in the national spotlight is likely to be one that haunts him for the remai...
Oct 14, 2015
House committee finalizing plans for 38 Studios hearings
WPRO News and the Associated Press A House committee is finalizing plans for hearings into what went wrong in the state’s failed $75 million deal with Curt Schilling’s video game company, ...
Oct 13, 2015
State Senator Christopher Ottiano says he’s resigning
WPRO News ad the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Republican state senator says he’s resigning to focus on a new job. The Providence Journal reports Sen. Christopher Ottiano, a physici...
Oct 13, 2015
Study released on RhodeWorks proposal
Governor Gina Raimondo answers questions about a new study done on her "RhodeWorks" proposal. Photo by Andrew Augustus, WPRO News Andrew Augustus, WPRO News Governor Gina Raimondo announced the latest...
Oct 08, 2015
Whitehouse: 38 Studios facts reminiscent of old Rhode Island
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News and the Associated Press U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says the recent revelations in the lawsuit over the state’s fail...
Sep 28, 2015
Raimondo defends giving former state rep $87K state job
Photo by Lindsey Lerner By Kim Kalunian with reports from Steve Klamkin, WPRO News News of the governor hiring a former lawmaker just months after he abruptly resigned from the general assembly is rai...
Sep 10, 2015
Elorza: Only ‘allegations’ at time of meeting with jailed Guatemalan President
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Kim Kalunian, with reporting by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is reacting to the news that Guatemalan Presid...
Sep 09, 2015
