Category Archives: Politics

By WPRO Newsroom Providence Mayoral Candidate Brett Smiley is alleged to drop out Friday and endorse Democratic opponent Jorge Elorza during a joint-press conference. WPRI reports sources close to Smi...

Kim Kalunian and Bill Haberman (left and center) host Cumberland Mayor Dan Mckee. Photo by Sam Wroblewski, WPRO News By Sam Wroblewski WPRO News Cumberland Mayor Dan McKee said the office of Lieutenan...

Members of the Ethics Commission meet to vote on the complaint filed agaisnt Rep. Peter Palumbo WPRO Newsroom, reporting by Steve Klamkin WPRO News The state Ethics Commission voted unanimously to aut...

By Sam Wroblewski WPRO News Ken Block accused his opponent Allan Fung of only being interested in partisan debate and implied he was an obstacle to change in Rhode Island during a debate hosted by the...

By Kim Kalunian and Steve Klamkin, WPRO News House Republicans have once again voted to repeal President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, just days after Rhode Island unveiled their own healt...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Gov. Lincoln Chafee  has vetoed legislation to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes to children, saying the way it was writte...

By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News It might be surprising to some, but Rhode Island ranked first in a nationwide report on state government transparency and accountability. The Integrity Index, compiled by Ch...

Governor Lincoln Chafee signing same sex marriage into law in May. File photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News. WPRO Newsroom Minimum Wage Increase This law will raise Rhode Island’s minimum wag...

Eva Marie Mancuso, at right, stands with State Education Commissioner Deborah Gist. WPRO file photo. WPRO Newsroom Governor Lincoln Chafee has recommended Eva-Marie Mancuso as Rhode Island’s int...

Marcel Valois, Executive Director of the Rhode Island EDC. WPRO file photo. WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Gov. Lincoln Chafee has signed legislation that creates...