Category Archives: Politics

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The city of Providence is repaying the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $618,000 for "disallowed" expenditures made by its troubled economic dev...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island Senate is set to vote on three more of Gov. Lincoln Chafee's picks to join the Economic Development Corp. boa...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island is set to mark the anniversary of its break from the British crown. A colonial law renouncing allegiance to King Georg...

By Dan Yorke, WPRO THE STATE HOUSE SIGNING CEREMONY Yesterday’s signing ceremony for the “marriage equality” bill was something to see. I can’t remember the last time a speakin...

WPRO Newsroom Campaign finance reports for the first quarter of 2013 were filed yesterday. Here’s a look at who’s got what in their campaign coffers: Gina Raimondo (D) – General Trea...

Governor Lincoln Chafee. WPRO file photo. WPRO Newsroom Following the House Committee on Judiciary's passage of the marriage equality bills Tuesday, Governor Lincoln Chafee announced that he woul...

By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News After the Senate approved an amended version of Sen. Donna Nesselbush's (D-Pawtucket) and Rep. Arthur Handy's (D-Cranston) marriage equality bills, the bills ...

Mayor Angel Taveras. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News One day after he proposed an increase in property taxes for Providence homeowners, Mayor Angel Taveras said that he wil...

WPRO Newsroom WPRO's Dan Yorke reported Friday that former state treasurer Frank Caprio would again be seeking the office of General Treasurer in 2014. Neither Caprio's father, the Honorable...

By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The Senate chambers were packed with supporters, opponents, spectators and press on Wednesday afternoon, when the full Senate took up Senate Bill 38, Senator Donna Nesselbus...