Category Archives: Politics
Retirement board asks court to yank ex-legislator’s pension
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The state Retirement Board has voted unanimously to ask the Superior Court to revoke the $4,800-a-year legislative pension of former Ho...
Mar 12, 2015
Raimondo unveils proposals to make college affordable
Photo by Gina Raimondo WPRO News Gov. Gina Raimondo will propose spending more than $12 million to make college affordable and help students build skills when she unveils her budget. Raimondo is submi...
Mar 11, 2015
Study: Rhode Island pays too much for fire services
Ken Block. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A study by two-time candidate for governor Ken Block points out duplication and high costs for fire services in Rhode Isla...
Mar 10, 2015
Raimondo says she will wait before she considers legalizing marijuana
WPRO News Governor Gina Raimondo reacted to proposed legislation to legalize marijuana by saying she isn't ready to sign off on the bill quite yet. "If it were possible to regulate it in a way that ke...
Mar 06, 2015
BLOG: RI Reflections — The aftermath of Gordon Fox
By Dan Yorke THE FORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE makes a deal for three years in the slammer. He pleads guilty to bribery, wire and tax fraud. The stories emanate from his days on the Providence board of ...
Mar 06, 2015
Legislation seeks to tie state college aid to performance
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Proposed legislation would require any new state aid for Rhode Island’s three public colleges be based on performance measures in...
Mar 05, 2015
Lawmakers say ex-speaker exploited system, it needs reform
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Lawmakers say they’re going to reform the campaign finance system because former House Speaker Gordon Fox exploited weaknesses in...
Mar 04, 2015
Public charter schools rally in support of equitable funding
Photo by Lindsey Lerner WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The state’s public charter schools are rallying in support of equitable funding, saying they are concerne...
Mar 04, 2015
Roberts: Rhode Island’s Medicaid spending isn’t sustainable
Photo by Lindsey Lerner WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Health and Human Services Secretary Elizabeth Roberts says Rhode Island spends more than $9,000 on each Medicai...
Mar 03, 2015
Senator Whitehouse will not attend Netanyahu speech
WPRO News and the Associated Press Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will be among the nearly three dozen Democrats who will be boycotting a joint-congressional speech by Israeli Prime Minister ...
Mar 02, 2015
