Category Archives: Politics

Chris Fierro formerly served as a state representative. Photo from Twitter.  WPRO Newsroom Governor Lincoln Chafee has nominated former state representative Chris Fierro as Chairman of the three-...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The mayor of Providence is among 18 mayors nationwide reviving a push against allowing government food vouchers to be used to buy s...

Gov. Chafee Tuesday answers reporters questions about 38 Studios bonds. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin and the WPRO Newsroom Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the RI EDC...

Dr. Daniel Harrop. Image from Twitter.  By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Dr. Daniel Harrop is once again tossing his hat into the ring and has announced he will run for the Mayor of Providence in 2014....

Mayor Michael Bloomberg campaigned for Lincoln Chafee in his 2010 run for governor. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will h...

Governor Lincoln Chafee. WPRO file photo by Steve Klamkin. WPRO Newsroom “It’s that time of year.” Governor Lincoln Chafee is right: it’s budget season. On Tuesday, the House F...

p { line-height: 170%; } By Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin There has been a lot of talk lately in Rhode Island about Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse.  With Medicaid costing Rhode Island taxp...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – While a proposal to eliminate Rhode Island's sales tax is likely to please taxpayers, it's unlikely to go anywhere in the...

WPRO Newsroom The secretary for the National Education Association of Rhode Island (NEARI) has resigned following his arrest for simple assault late last week. According to Rhode Island Public Radio, ...

By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation is split when it comes to the National Security Agency’s recently exposed surveillance of telephone and internet records....