Category Archives: Politics
BLOG: RI Reflections — American psyche on Ebola is worrisome
By Dan Yorke EBOLA has become the lead story throughout America in the last week. And in consistent fashion with other world crisis matters, the Obama administration perceived being behind the proper ...
Oct 17, 2014
WATCH: RIBA election profiles, Statewide & Providence Mayor
The Rhode Island Broadcasters Association has created a series of videos profiling the candidates stances on different issues. Candidates range from the Governor's race, Providence Mayor's race, and o...
Oct 17, 2014
NEWS: Right to jury trial at issue in pension lawsuit
File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press, reporting by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Lawyers for the state told a judge on Friday that they have a constitutional right to a jury trial in the lawsuit br...
Oct 17, 2014
NEWS: Cicilline challenger calls travel bans to fight Ebola threat
By Sam Wroblewski 630WPRO.com News Republican Cormick Lynch says his opponent David Cicilline and other government officials should enact a travel bans to keep Americans safe from Ebola rather than wo...
Oct 17, 2014
NEWS: Westerly Schools Committee halts transgender rule
File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) – Westerly’s School Committee has shelved a proposed policy that would allow transgender students to use bathrooms and loc...
Oct 17, 2014
The Hummel Report — Meet the Candidates – Bob Healey
Cool Moose-turned-Moderate Party candidate Bob Healey is making his fourth run for governor. While some things have changed since his first race (the proliferation of social media), other things remai...
Oct 16, 2014
NEWS: President Obama endorses Gina Raimondo
Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News President Barack Obama is endorsing Democrat Gina Raimondo for governor. "I'm proud to endorse Gina Raimondo to be the next governor of Rho...
Oct 15, 2014
NEWS: Democrats come together during Unity Dinner
DNC Chairwoman, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz delivers a speech at the Rhode Island Democratic Party Unity Dinner 2014. Photo by Andrew Augustus, WPRO News. Andrew Augustus, WPRO News With t...
Oct 14, 2014
NEWS: Poll shows Democrats lead in down ballot races
By Sam Wroblewski, WPRO News A new WPRI poll shows Democrats are in the lead in all five of the state races with three weeks to go until the election. The poll shows Gina Raimondo has a slim lead over...
Oct 14, 2014
NEWS: Former prosecutors warn voters of a 3rd Cianci administration
From left to right: Phil West, former head of Common Cause, former US Attorney Robert Corrente, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO Newsroom Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Attorne...
Oct 14, 2014
