Category Archives: Politics

The South Street Power Station. Photo by Marc Belanger/Wikimedia Commons WPRO Newsroom House lawmakers have submitted a joint resolution to turn the old “Dynamo House,” or South ...

The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted to approve a $8.2 billion FY 2014 budget Wednesday. Photo by Kim Kalunian, WPRO News. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News After two days of debate, the Rhode Isl...

By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would ban breed specific legislation in the state. The bill would prevent cities and town from impleme...

By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News It was a down vote on Article 5 that derailed the House of Representative's consideration of the FY 2014 budget. After roughly 10 hours of debate, House Speaker Gordon ...

By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News As anticipated, the debate over whether or not to repay the 38 Studios bonds was a lengthy and passionate one. It was shortly before midnight when the Rhode Island House of ...

The Superman Building would only be eligible for $5 million in historic tax credits under the House's amended budget. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Lawmakers spent more than two hours discussing Art...

Documents from 2010 show that House Speaker Fox and Senate President Paiva Weed lobbied for positive bond ratings for the 38 Studios deal. Meanwhile, Governor Lincoln Chafee was using 38 Studios as ca...

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined fellow Democrat Congressman David Cicilline Monday in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News. Steve Klamkin and the WPRO Newsroom House Minority Lead...

WPRO Newsroom You heard it first on WPRO: Rhode Island has one of the most expensive General Assemblies per capita. Guest host John Loughlin made the assertion on WPRO on June 7, inviting PolitiFact t...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Members of Occupy Providence plan to rally at the Statehouse to encourage lawmakers to default on money the state owes for its fail...