Category Archives: Politics

By Dan Yorke, WPRO EDUCATION COMMISSIONER DEBORAH GIST IS RENEWED Pardon me if I don’t celebrate the two year deal. It is the typical hedged bet that politicians and political boards make to att...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Inmates who behave in prison could earn "good conduct" certificates to help them get jobs and housing when they're r...

The City of Providence. Photo by Kim Kalunian, WPRO News. WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Providence City Council has given final approval to a $662 million bu...

By Dan Yorke, WPRO  THE POLITICAL NEWS OF THE WEEK Linc Chaffee becomes a democrat. He will tell you that it’s all about finding a home. And that he is much more in line and has a man crush...

By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Lincoln Chafee was formerly a member of the GOP, but Rhode Island Republicans have expressed their indifference about Chafee’s switch to the Democratic Party. &ld...

Governor Lincoln Chafee at Warwick City Hall. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News By Kim Kalunian and Steve Klamkin, WPRO News Independent Governor Lincoln Chafee officially changed his party affil...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island Senate will soon vote on the judicial nomination of its former president. A Senate committee on Tuesday endorsed t...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Lawmakers in Rhode Island are reviewing legislation that would legalize the possession of an ounce or less of marijuana. The Senate...

By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Local business owners, particularly restaurateurs, are scrambling to determine what they need to do to comply with the Affordable Care Act – or Obamacare – befor...

House Speaker Gordon Fox, Governor Lincoln Chafee and Senate President Teresa Paiva-Weed. WPRO File photo. WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island state lawma...