Category Archives: Politics
EXCLUSIVE: One-on-one with Governor Lincoln Chafee
Photo by Phil Eil by: Phil Eil 630WPRO.COM Lincoln Davenport Chafee has been a Republican, an Independent, and a Democrat. He has been a city councilman, a mayor, a US senator, and a governor. He is t...
Nov 20, 2014
NEWS: Ethic Commission fines Solomon over financial disclosure
WPRO Newsroom Providence City Council President Michael Solomon will have pay up after he settled with the Ethics Commission for failing to disclose a business partnership for five years. Solom...
Nov 18, 2014
NEWS: Woonsocket Mayor admits to violating ethics code by hiring son
By Jim Hummel Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt has admitted to violating the state's ethics code by hiring her son for an unadvertised part-time job this past summer. The admission is contained in ...
Nov 13, 2014
NEWS: Raimondo to reappoint State Police Superintendent Steven O’Donnell
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Governor-elect Gina Raimondo said she wants State Police Colonel Steven O'Donnell to stay on the job in her new administration. In a statement, Raimondo said she wants O&...
Nov 13, 2014
The Hummel Report — All in the Family
Woonsocket's mayor already faces an investigation by the state Ethics Commission for giving her son an unadvertised, unbudgeted city job over the summer. Now Jim Hummel has learned the city hired Mayo...
Nov 13, 2014
NEWS: Napolitano poised to become Newport mayor, again
File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – Former Newport Mayor Jeanne-Marie Napolitano is poised to be selected for the job again. The Newport Daily News reports that Na...
Nov 11, 2014
NEWS: RI repays federal unemployment insurance loans
Gov. Lincoln Chafee and Director of Labor and Training Charles Fogarty announce the state has repaid a $905 million loan, to keep the unemployment insurance trust fund afloat. Photo by Steve Klamkin W...
Nov 10, 2014
NEWS: Jorge Elorza announces transition team
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Mayor-elect Jorge Elorza announced the members of his transition team Monday, nearly a week after winning the general election. Elorza announced founder and President of ...
Nov 10, 2014
UPDATE: Bishop, governor-elect welcome face-to-face meeting
With North Smithfield homeowner Dwight Grant, Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin kicks off the annual heating assistance program. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News With North Smithfield homeowner Dwight Gran...
Nov 06, 2014
NEWS: Constitutional convention fails to get voter approval
Image taken from an anti-convention ad by Citizens for a Responsible Government By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Out of the seven referenda questions on the 2014 ballot, only question three did not make ...
Nov 05, 2014
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