Category Archives: Politics
Process to fill Rhode Island federal judgeship begins
Photo by Lindsey Lerner WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island’s U.S. senators are spearheading the process of finding a replacement for U.S. District Judg...
Feb 25, 2015
Republican lawmakers form group to find wasteful spending
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Republican members of the General Assembly have formed a policy group to identify wasteful spending and they’re looking at the Rh...
Feb 23, 2015
Central Falls voters fill 2 vacant City Council seats
WPRO News and the Associated Press CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) – A middle school administrator was the top vote-getter in a Central Falls special election for City Council. The Providence Journal r...
Feb 23, 2015
Raimondo heads to Washington for governors conference
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Less than two months after taking office, Gov. Gina Raimondo is headed to Washington, D.C., to attend a National Governors Association ...
Feb 20, 2015
Leadership shifts at state’s economic development agency
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – New leadership is coming to the state’s economic development agency. Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor on Thursday announced the ap...
Feb 20, 2015
Governor choses members for workforce development boards
Photo by Lindsey Lerner WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Gov. Gina Raimondo has chosen 24 people to help improve career and technical education in the state. Raimondo a...
Feb 19, 2015
Mayor Elorza receives Super Bowl bet winnings from Seattle
WPRO Like a kid on Christmas, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza ripped into a box containing the winning from a Super Bowl bet he made with Seattle's Mayor Ed Murray. Both Mayor's agreed that if the Patri...
Feb 12, 2015
State police looking into possible voter fraud
Andrew Augustus, WPRO News Rhode Island State Police confirm to WPRO that an investigation is under way into possible voter fraud from a special primary election in Central Falls on February 5. They s...
Feb 06, 2015
Wanted: New Providence fire chief who can control costs
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The administration of Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is looking to hire a fire chief able to control costs. The Providence Journal repor...
Feb 06, 2015
RI Senate approves 3 Raimondo nominees
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The state Senate has approved Gov. Gina Raimondo’s picks to lead the state commerce, corrections and health and human services ag...
Feb 06, 2015
