Category Archives: Politics

Tea Party Rally in Hartford, CT. Photo by Sage Ross. From Wikipedia.  WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Tea party activists are rallying outside IRS offices in ...

Marcel Valois. WPRO file photo by Steve Klamkin.  WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island Senate has scheduled a vote next week on Gov. Lincoln Chafe...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) – Lawmakers in Rhode Island are looking at a proposal to allow Woonsocket to raise taxes by $2.5 million to help the city reach a fir...

Ernie Almonte. Screen shot from Almonte2014.com WPRO Newsroom Former Rhode Island Auditor General Ernie Almonte announced Thursday he will run for General Treasurer in 2014. Almonte had previousl...

Tea Party Rally in Hartford, CT. Photo by Sage Ross. From Wikipedia.  WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press President Barack Obama vowed Monday to get to the bottom of the IRS’ investigati...

Veterans salute during a State House ceremony Monday. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News. WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Dozens of veterans of the Vietnam War have...

Newport's Cliff Walk. Image from Wikipedia. WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – Plans to put permanent restrooms at Newport's famed Cliff Walk have been put off...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island House has approved a bill that would make the state's two-year-old seat-belt law permanent. The 53-17 vote Th...

Governor Lincoln Chafee at the former site of I-195. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News. WPRO Newsroom The 195 Redevelopment District Commission has named Jan Brodie its new Executive Director. Brodie,...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Former Rhode Island first lady Elena Pastore will be laid to rest in Cranston this week. Her son says Pastore will be laid to rest ...